*****
They reached the pit where Hiro was kept. Stales and Alex stopped at the entrance, refusing to go in right away. Instead, they kept nudging each other, each one trying to push the other forward to accompany Angela inside. She watched them with surprise and asked why they were acting that way.
"Alpha Hiro is crazy," Stales muttered as he leaned against the wall, clearly unwilling to step in. "He will read our minds and twist them until we do whatever he wants. Every full moon, his power grows stronger, and it's harder for him to control it."
Angela stood speechless. His words sounded dark and frightening, but no matter how dangerous it seemed, her heart ached to see her mate. If she could, she wanted nothing more than to stay by his side. She turned to them and said firmly, "If you don't want to go in, then I'll go alone."
