“Alpha! What do you mean? She managed to escape? Did you really mean that–”
As soon as Talon confirmed that we were alone in my room, he blurted his questions at me.
I realized just how close the rest of the pack members were to Rosalie. Why I didn’t listen to them while they talked to me about her in the past was beyond me.
However, Talon was hesitant to ask me the question directly. I knew that he was worried about being too hopeful and getting disappointing news. I could understand that. So I told him, “Yes, she’s alive.”
He let out the breath he’d been holding and asked me, “Do you mind me sitting down?”
I gestured for him to take the couch as I leaned back in my chair.
After he took his seat, he asked, “She’s in the Denali Islands?”
I nodded again, knowing what his next question would be.
“So why didn’t you bring her back?” he asked, as expected.
I answered bitterly, “Because I f*cked up.”