138 The Letter

“What does that mean?” Ashleigh asked. “Betrayed Cain how?”

“There is a different story I need to tell you. Before I can tell you about what happened to Cain.” Wyatt said.

Ashleigh settled into her chair to listen to his story. Wyatt took a deep breath. He cleared his throat and tried to look at her. He hesitated to hold her gaze.

“Several years ago, I was approached by one of our wolves. She told me about her granddaughter from another pack. She wanted my help in getting her approved to join Winter.

“The girl’s father was initially from Winter. He was a patrolman who found his mate at the Blood Moon, a wolf from Autumn. But they had both been killed in a rogue attack.”

“Wait…” Ashleigh said. “Are you talking about Bell?”

Wyatt looked away and clenched his jaw before continuing.