CHAPTER 44

  Lucien:

  Lucinda's attitude at the promotion had been on my mind ever since that fateful day, and I couldn't get it out of my head. She looked so sour, so grumpy about being the Gamma—I thought she'd be proud of her achievement. I felt even worse for Wren, who looked like she'd been crushed when Lucinda ignored her after accepting the knighting.

  "Maybe she's still upset about Greg?" Raleigh suggested.

  I shrugged, turning into the Moon Hotel. I answered her after handing the hotel receptionist my ID, proving I was an Alpha. He bowed to me, muttering a respectful 'Alpha King'.

  "Probably. They were together for a long time, long before Tania joined Greg's pack." I faltered. "I... sometimes believe it is my fault they are miserable." I had parked by now, and once the car stopped, Raleigh leaned over my seat, her head barely touching the top of the roof.

  "Why would you say that?" She asked.

  I shrugged. "I was the one that introduced them," I said shortly.