m was so absolute Jane could hear the expensive grand

k collar, diving straight into her bloodstream. The feral venom he had pumped into her three nights ago woke up.

She counted the small holes in the metal cap. Seven ho

ced by an ugly, desperate confusion. He looked at Elena. Elena was gripping her linen napkin so hard he

roar into the words, but it came out thin. "You were locked in a li

ck through her spine. She wanted to lean back into his hand. The urge was disgusti

d not look at his younger brother. He looked across the

oom. "The two heads in the duffel bag were the architects of my imprisonment. The rest of the traitors will be dealt

through the canvas of the duffel bag on the floor, then at the be

y, " Michael continued, taking a slow sip of his bour

s on the table. The c

y setting in. "You do not just walk in here and take my

rill, desperate whisper. "Ryan chose

y what I want,

ed into the room. It was not a roar. It was a physical pressure, like being at the bottom of the

d her, heavy and possessive, feeding the unnatural heat burning between h

ate to prove to the room that he was still the Alpha. He lunged toward Jane,

Jane," Ry

. She watched Ryan'

is glass. His left hand shot out

k. He held Ryan's arm suspended over the table. Ryan grunted, trying to pull b

tumbler in his right hand. T

other men touch my thin

ed his l

rough the dining room. It sounded lik

buckled. He collapsed onto the floor, clutching

ss down on the table. He ha

e terror finally breaking through her performative sweetness. She realized in an instant that the man she had manipulated Ryan to secure was nothing but

uckles. There was a tiny speck of blood on his cufflink from the

e. "The Sterling family accepts the treaty, Sovereign

Micha

ier. The feral beast from the cell was gone, replaced entirely by the surgical tactician. But Jane co

te," Michael said. " She is moving

he city. The place where the Alpha lived, isolated, locked behind reinforced glas

Her ice-blue eyes met

e said. Her voice was flat, empt

dark, terrifying smirk pulle

ear. The heat radiating from him made her breath hitch. "You will not be wearing clo