Chapter 51 ARCHER

Aurora’s bodyguard and I fell deep into the darkness. The landing hurt like hell, but we both got up. I dusted myself off, talked to Dane, then looked at him.

“They want us to find a way out and meet them upstairs.”

“Is Aurora all right?” Trajan asked.

“Yeah. She’s fine. She’s with the Alpha.”

Trajan just looked at me with a flat stare. “That doesn’t mean anything for her well-being.”

I growled, my hackles rising at the implied insult. But then, he was right. Back when Aurora had been Ann, Dane hadn’t treated her well, and neither had most of us. How could we, when her pack had killed most of ours? When her parents had killed Dane’s? When the Council declared they had to stay married, it was like we’d all been told to drink poison and like it.

Most of the pack was not glad she’d returned. Then again, most of the pack wasn’t the biggest fan of Evelyn, either. They saw her as stupid and shallow, and there was nothing I could do to correct them. If I did, we risked people seeing through us.