JUNIPER
I woke up from a thrumming in my chest before becoming hyper aware of the dryness in my mouth. I looked to where I had expected Ethan to be in the bed, but he was gone. I thought about linking him to ask where he was, but he had already warned me he was going to be unusually busy between the rogue attacks and verifying Quill’s story.
If there was a group attacking and destroying packs, it was essential to stop it as soon as possible. As the beta, it was Ethan’s responsibility to help Winston and Kalli to protect not only the werewolves in our pack but ensure other packs were protected from larger forces. Not only would this unknown threat steal Ethan’s time, but there was a very real possibility it would be dangerous for him and the others.
I forced myself out of bed, refusing
