A

sharp pieces of crystal dripped from my fist

oaring ins

t out right now. Nobody t

he young Alpha from the northern territory froze. His hand dropped from t

dress. She looked terrified. She thought I was going to hurt her. I hated tha

. "I-I was just welcoming your breeder. No disr

y wife,"

an Alpha command. Half the lower-ranking wolv

hand and lifted him off his feet. The crowd gasped, but nobody tried to

her direction, and I will wipe your entire pack off

. His feet dangled off the ground. I held him there for a few second

of my sight

gone. He didn't say anything as he grabbed the boy

dn't care about the guests watching us. I didn't care about Selena staring at us fr

me," I sa

veryone in the room to see that she belonged to me. Anyone who touched her would end up dead.

ips were red and she

eaving,"

tightly and pulled

gile. She didn't try to pull away from me this time. I kept thinking about what happened. That Alpha cornering he

ushed it open, let her walk insi

hurt?"

down, checking for a

stop them from shaking. "I'm fine. You... you didn't have t

had to do it. He touched you, Ciara. I told you at the wedding. Nobody touches

or. "He just came up to me out of nowhere. I didn't even know who he was

still rough from anger. "Or called for Killan. You don't ju

oked up at me, and I saw tears in her eyes. "Because I'm just the breede

ring her call herself a breeder. It sounded l

t low as I stepped closer to her. Her scent was making it hard f

with pity. Selena told me that marking someone as weak as me could kill me. She said I can't even shift properly. I know exactly

ow anything about

my fingers into her dark b

o what people say in this house.

strong she-wolves who want to be your wife. Why did you choose the weakest one from Riverston

watching her for months in her old pack. I knew about the abuse. I wanted to tell her th

couldn't even feel the bond. If I forced

umb to wipe the tear from her face. "You just need to know that you are safe here. Nobody in this pa

iet. "I feel like I'm just waiting for the moment you g

she knew I wasn't lying. "You sleep here tonight. You don't leave this room,

ns tomorrow

hings change

m the outside. I stood in the hallway for a minute, leaning my head against the wall. I could hear her soft breathing

the hall. He looked tired. His me

is pack isn't going to be happy about tonight, Hayes. You humiliated him in

f them complain, tell them to come to me. I don't tolerate anyone disrespec

e acting a lot more like a protective mate than a guy who just want

warned him. "I don't want to h

brother. Selena is furious. She's already trying to get the pack members on her side. If Ciara really is as w

out fast. It was a promise to myself. "She

lready been through hell. Her father really did a number on

some rest, Killan. We have a

voiding feelings, focusing only on making the Blackthorn pack strong. But everything