he asked, shivering in her

iolet eyes darkened, the pupils dilati

wl that vibrated in her bones, "I hate waste. An

, he close

the counter. Her legs gave out, and she sank to the floor, s

s. She cried for the red dress on the floor and the cruelty in Ryan's eyes. But mostly,

her stomach, rocking back and f

ipped off the ruined coat, the muddy jeans, the soaked t-shirt. She

to wash away the feeling of the alley, the mud, a

ng on a hook, she felt human again. Terrified, but human. She found the first-ai

sounded a

, clutching the robe

but it wasn't a

buttons of his white shirt to reveal a glimpse of tanned skin

d, setting it

not hu

ave lost blood. You will eat

of the tub and took a piece of bread. Her stomach growled traitorously, reminding her sh

rframe, watching her eat with

t is gone,

at s

inhaled deeply. "Now you just smell

bowl down. He invaded her personal space, standing between her spread knees where

ike a mother,

r heart pounding in her thr

s from hers. She could smell him now-clean soap, expensive scotch

it is... i

hispered. "You're not just a

rked. "You

r face up. His thumb traced her lower lip

aw Pack," he said softly. "But m

Evans Enterprises. A wolf who answered to no council, who ruled the shadows, who controlled th

gently against her lip, "are the woman who jus

I.

"The deal is struck, Emily. You belong to me now. You will liv

ed?" she

and on her chin. "I do not touch what has been discarded by others until I am s

Wh

u. And when he does..." Ethan's eyes flashed with a violet fire that made the ro

pped back, the cold air rush

s for you. Get dressed. We

t mat

the door. "And the vengeance we are g

his hand on

urvival is not enough. If you are to

touched her lip where his thumb had been. She should be terrifie

in the mirror, at the fire returnin

all night, she did

e back, she would be a willing student. For her baby, she would burn the world