A thick silence dwelled in Kaden's office when Storm was done talking. It was broken by a knock on the door, and before Kaden could tell the person to stay out, Avery stepped into the room.
Avery balked when she saw the inner circle with Storm, when she instinctively felt the seriousness of the atmosphere, stemming from whatever important discussion that they were having. A discussion they had exempted her from. She, who had abandoned her mate back in the pack? She who had left everything, including family, and had followed them to the ends of the earth?