ya

hit the silent lo

wasn't tha

room swiveled toward us. I felt the blood drain from my face, leaving me light

Blackwood did n

dark and tempestuous as a stormy sea, locked onto mine. There was no recognition of the intimacy we had shared hours a

felt like a lifetime, branding me with a silent promise of retribution. Then, without a word, h

ushed back in, but it

mouth as the realization of what she had done

rro

oward us. He was a balding, portly man who usually looked bored, but now his face was slick with sweat and pal

ngers digging into my fle

tle flying from his lips. "What did you do? Di

.." I stammered

e who was watching. "I am not going to lose my position becaus

s grip unyielding. "Carroll. The Alph

clawing at my chest. "P

k. "You go up there, you apologize, and you beg for mercy. Or so he

ouse. As the doors slid shut, I caught a glimpse of Camryn's face-pale, te

allowing the sound of my trembling footsteps. My heart hamme

r the wood. I couldn't do this. I should run. But where? He wa

cked. The door swung open, not by

pped

-ceiling glass overlooking the city skyline. It was beautiful, cold,

it jacket and shirt. His broad, muscular back was a landscape

It slammed into me, wrapping around my senses and making my knees weak. My body, traitor

His voice was a low rumble that

click of the latch sounded

eat that had burned me alive last night. Now, they were ice. He scanned me,

he wolfless who thinks she can summon her Alpha for a

ds together to stop them from shak

in the room grew heavy, charged with his dominance. "Didn

ks on his shoulder-marks I had

at the floor. "I didn't know it was

e scoffed, a hars

e hit the solid wood of the door. Declan loomed over me, placing one hand on the door besi

jawline, inhaling deeply. I trembled, a jolt of

my ear, his voice dropping an octave. "And

ng to grip my chin, forcing me to look

s the plan? Get the Alpha drunk, spread your legs, and hope for a payo

g worse than a slap. "I'm

gh to hurt, but enough to hold me captive. "Innocent wo

p, a gesture that was confusingly

g mine with a terrifying intensity. "What