NI

I stared, unable to

, as if claiming a Luna against her

our Luna." I wh

eetheart" he replied smugly, as h

d, with sharp, handsome features. But I had never allowed myself to see him as

, my voice trembling with unshed tears. "It is not righ

y, his eyes devoid of

at. "Okay?" Finally,

arranged his jacket. "Let us just cont

..wha

aced by the cold authority of an Alpha. "Don't try to fight this. If you refuse, my official

couldn't go with him. Lucas was a stranger-unpredictable and terr

e?" he gesture

will be right behind you. I just need to check on my patien

hinking? Wha

mask the confusion on my face.

ed his eyes over me with a possessiveness that made my skin crawl. "I have dreamt of this day for a long time, Hanni. Dreamt of having you all to myself. Of feeling your ski

ched my stomach. I stumbled to the sink, dry he

reaked ope

myself into his arms, sob

o be ok" he murmured

throat in my sleep!" A new different kind of fear spi

Alpha in front of everyone, she slapped and called him names. He had he

ter after all and I understand her pain. But it also meant her rage was festering, building an explosion that would be aimed directly

y to be blame

his is all my fault.....maybe she was right...maybe I seduced Luc

his madness, not your sin." He took a deep breath. "Hanni, you can't stay. She will kill you, and he is clearly unhinged.

"Leave the pack?" I whispered. I had never been

his eyes pleading. "It's better t

***

oked apology to Mr. Snape and Mrs. Potte

with tears streaming down his face.

I clung to him. "I will take whatever puni

by fear and dried berries, jumping at every rustle of leaves, convinced every shadow was a hunter, Lucas had sent. My feet were raw, my body aching and weak with exhaust

perfect ironwork, and the smell of spices and rich linens filled the air. Peo

crowd around me halted their buisness and moved as one toward the noise. Being in the midd

er blades and heavy chains, which are very deadly to our kind, decora

place?' I thou

er to a specific spot across the arena. And from deep within me, from a place I thought was empt