48 Curiouser and Curiouser

“That is not what I said!” Ashleigh shouted angrily.

She was surprised by her own voice.

“Didn’t you?” Granger asked coldly.

“No, Granger,” she stated clearly, “I didn’t.”

“How else am I supposed to take it?” he asked.

“Exactly how I meant it!” she answered, “The Goddess made a mistake! There is no record of another wolf having two mates; it’s a mistake.”

“Or Caleb is using dark magic against Winter.”

Ashleigh growled in frustration. She wanted to be patient with him, to understand where he was coming from. But the ridiculousness of his words was too much.

“I’m not making it up! There are reports—” Granger began.

“What reports?” she demanded.

Granger looked away from her, unsure how to respond. He didn’t even remember all that Holden had said, only that there had been reports of Summer using fae magic.

“Does my father suspect this?” she asked, stepping closer to him, “did he show you a report claiming that Alpha Caleb was using fae magic?”