#Chapter 11 Mirror Meetings

I winced at Leo's wistful tone. His offer of protection sounded so genuine it hurt. I wished that offer was for me, not Eva. But the truth was he was married to Eva, the Alpha Daughter of Arthur's pack, and he despised Tessa, the scarred maid. I had nothing but these stolen moments. It was wrong to wish for anything more. I needed to say something, to answer his plea. What would Eva say? What would be believable? “It isn't that simple,” I said. “I'm the Alpha Daughter. I have an image I have to maintain.” “Why?” Leo asked. Why? I had no idea. I wasn't Eva, I didn't know why she was a haughty jerk to everyone. “Our pack is weak,” I said, putting together Eva's complaints with things I'd heard Alpha Arthur mutter at his desk while I cleaned. “Our numbers are low, our Alpha, my father, is aging. Our territory is small. I have to project strength. I can't be vulnerable, at all. Our wolves are depending on me.” That should work. Leo understood sacrificing for your pack. He'd