Surprise Attack

"Cain? Are you okay?" Justin asks when he answers my call.

"I'm good. But... some things have happened. Like, a lot of things," I murmur. "I'll tell you later, but I need to know something first."

"Shoot,” he says, his voice sounds ready for anything.

"Can I trust Asheron? In a political sense," I ask, starting to feel a desperation that makes my body tremble, "As an Alpha, is he a good one? Like, one of the good guys?"

"Why the hell are you asking that? Yes, Asheron is a good guy and a good alpha. He's one of my best friends," he responds as if it were obvious, which reassures me a bit. I guess that’s true, my brother wouldn’t befriend someone evil or untrustworthy. Unless Asheron has him fooled, too.

"Can we really trust him politically, though? That's what I want to ask, like..." I try to explain without spilling all the beans, but I can't, "If he were my husband and had access to our manp..."

"Cain, what the hell are you talking about?!" Justin roars over the phone. God, he’s so