chapter 53

"Radar is our Papi. Every pack has a mature mentor. He s older than all of us, mid-thirties. He went to war as part of the Luna s guard. That scar on his face, he got by protecting her with his life, and it almost ended him. Goddamn silver and wolfsbane, I shudder to think. He s always been a slave to Sierra and never mated because his heart lies with her, devoted and loyal. It s kinda sad, to be that crushed on someone, even in their absence, you still pine them." Meadow is hushed, but the torn tone of real empathy drags through her voice, a hint of genuine pain for her pack mate. "They had an affair?" I gasp, my head spinning on that point alone, and I can t help but staring back at Radar in the people before us, seeing him in a whole new light. He s not exactly ugly or unattractive. That scar is obviously a major, but he has a nice face despite it, and a strong, tall build, like Colton. The white eye, I guess, kind of makes him a little badass. In that rugged,