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I take a shuddering breath. “It’s hard to trust that it will last.”

“I know. But, Mabel, the way he looks at you? That’s forever.”

I smile through my tears. “What will you do? I don’t want us to be apart. You’re my family.”

“And you’re mine. I’ll stay, at least for a while. I need to make some money to get a new car and pay all these bills.”

“What about Jensen?”

Her jaw clenches. “I don’t know. I can feel the mating heat, but I can’t get over what he did. I can’t wrap my head around any of this.”

“I get it. It takes time.” I squeeze her hand. “What do you think of Jensen? He’s cute, right?”

“He’s—”

“Hey,” Miles says as he enters the room.

Jensen is right behind him, and his eyes lock on Dillon. “Want to finish that sentence?”

“He’s a pain in my ass,” she says without missing a beat.

“Aww,” Crew says as he and Tucker walk into the room behind our mates.

“Hey, ladies,” Tucker says. “Are you okay with answering a few questions?”

“Sure. Is the case still ongoing?” I ask, confused. “I mean, I was at fault. No one else was involved in the accident.”

“It’s not that simple,” Crew tells us.

“We think that the wolves were from a neighboring pack,” Miles explains, moving to stand by my side, offering his support.

“Oh, my gosh. Did I hurt a wolf shifter?” I ask in a rush.

“It would be good if you did,” Jensen mutters.

Dillon glares at him. “Why is that?”

“Because the Red Fog Pack has been trying to start a war with us,” Tucker explains.

“Yeah, we think you prevented them from starting another fire or doing something even worse when you almost hit them,” Crew tells us.

I frown. “Fire?”

Miles wraps his arm around my shoulder. “They’ve been burning houses and causing trouble for a few months. They tried to send in a spy, but that didn’t work. They’ve grown more desperate since then.”

“So, it’s not safe here?” Dillon asks in alarm.

Her wide eyes meet mine, and we both swallow hard.

“You’ll always be safe with me,” Jensen assures her.

He reaches for her, but she swats his hand away.

“Can you describe the wolves at all?” Tucker asks.

“Did you see which way they ran? Did you see others nearby?” Crew adds.

“I… No, not really. It all happened so fast. One minute, we were driving, and the next, they were there.”