hate is a strong word but i really really don't like you

Noir seemed like the type of wolf that would be tough to crack. Which, in a way, wasn't a bad thing. Ace had been the same exact way at his age, but he had no choice at the time. It was do or die in his birth pack, and when he refused to do the one thing he had been ordered to do, he had suffered the consequences. But it had been worth it...he wouldn't have been able to live with himself if he had forced himself on his own sister. After running away and finding another place and meeting someone, his whole outlook on life had changed. Winter had been the best thing that happened to him...and his heart still hurt after losing her to death.

Yes. Dad's been teaching me a lot more since mom..." Ace watched him carefully. He could relate with the pain and anger and confusion Noir felt. But he wasn't going to try and sympathize or pity him. He sat and looked out over the water, allowing a few moments of silence to sit between them before he spoke. "She loves you, you know. She never stopped loving you." He had spoken to Tana, learned why she did it. While he didn't agree with her choice, he understood the reasoning behind it. "She did what she thought was best...she didn't want to hurt you or your sisters, but...hurt in some form is inevitable." Tana had been hurt by Rhyme's choices. In a way, he blamed him, too, for all of this. Whether or not the slate alpha thought about it that way, he had a lot to do with what was happening now.