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score marks on his chest, and only discipline kept him from rubbing the spot.
    But he refused to tell Drew the whole of it. If he did, it drew a line. His Alpha would have every right to kill him. If he tried to take Saja, it would provoke a fight.
    “It’s complicated,” was the best he could do.
    “Well, then un -complicate it, Ryker. I want the human gone when the snow melts enough for her to be out of here. I’ll leave it to your judgment.” Drew shook his head. “Unless she’s your mate. Then we’ll have to talk about your…complication.”
    Still turning the idea of her being his mate over in his mind, his hearing sharpened on the key phrase in Drew’s statement. I’ll leave it to your judgment .
    “Her name is Saja.” Then he added, “She’s not a threat to the pack.” She wasn’t a threat to anyone. No one would be threatening her.
    “Everyone is a threat, Ryker. Until they’re not. As soon as it’s safe for her to go, she goes. Don’t get me wrong. I like humans. I lived with them for ten years. But they don’t belong here. You know that. Hell, you might have even made the rule.”
    The Alpha had a point. It was hardly safe for Betas like Tasha much less humans. His Wolf didn’t like it. Ryker didn’t like it. “As you say.” He nodded. “I’ll take care of it.” Soon as the snow cleared. “Her car is broken down on the old highway. It needs hoses and new parts.” They didn’t have a mechanic, but they did have Gee. Hell, even Ryker could probably make it work with the right tools.
    The thought tasted foul, but he was too well used to burying his opinions to share that with Drew.
    “So, when do I get to meet your human?”
    Though his human continued to sing, the shower cut off. Every movement she made, from stepping out of the shower to the rasp of the towel against her skin, was audible to both of them. Shifting his stance, Ryker put himself between Drew and the bathroom door a second before it clicked open.
    “I am in love with your shower. I have already decided to forgive you for not telling me I could use it last night.” Steamy air drifted through the room, carrying her scent along with the aroma of his soap. Ryker kept his gaze locked on Drew, his awareness of his Alpha’s every move. “Of course, I forgot to bring my clothes in here, so I need to grab a change of—”
    Without turning away from Drew, Ryker braced his foot against Saja’s suitcase then gave it a shove. It slid across the floor, the faint scraping of the case against the wood loud in the silence. His Alpha’s eyes narrowed, a faint smile touching his mouth.
    “Don’t mind us, ma’am.” Polite. Too polite, with a hint of what sounded like laughter. “Ryker was just telling me about your car problems.” Though he directed his words at Saja, his Alpha didn’t take his gaze off him.
    The allure of her scent wrapped around Ryker. The burn in his chest increased. Drew needed to leave.
    “Oh, that’s great! He’s been a real lifesaver. I would probably be dead if he hadn’t rescued me from the side of the road. I didn’t realize he had neighbors. I don’t suppose you have a phone?”
    “Go change,” Ryker told her.
    Drew hadn’t looked at her yet, but if she went off on another verbal tangent, he might. The flex of his claws inside his skin meant his Wolf was closer to the surface than it had been in a long time. No blood oath prevented him from attacking Drew—in fact, the younger Wolf had insisted after he’d defeated his father and taken the title Alpha that Ryker kill him if he even sensed Drew would follow in his mad father’s footsteps.
    A distant part of his mind objected. Drew was not a threat to Ryker or the pack, but his Wolf disagreed. Drew had just ordered him to send Saja away. It was the reasonable, rational choice—it was the law . But it wasn’t what the Wolf wanted.
    “I’m going to! If you give me a minute, I’ll be right out. Maybe I can use your phone? I don’t want