"You did what?!" Adele shot to her feet, her eyes blazing with betrayal.
"Oh no," Roman muttered, already bracing himself. "This is about to get ugly."
"I had no choice," Asher said firmly, though guilt flashed in his eyes.
"Classic dick move to dodge responsibility," Alaric commented from where he stood, arms crossed.
Asher's head snapped toward him, eyes filled with anger. "Adele was team Elijah, and she found out something huge about Violet's blood. What did you expect me to do? Let her run straight to him?"
"Maybe you could have started by trusting us," Roman growled, jaw tight. "We could've figured something out together."
Asher scoffed. "Last I checked, you hated Violet's guts. And Alaric?" He turned to the other Alpha. "You and I weren't even close. So forgive me if I didn't feel like trusting either of you with her life."
"And that justifies invading my mind?" Adele's voice rose with fury. "You didn't even give me a choice, Asher! You stole that from me!"
