to make him so hard and devoid of love. Although she had caught glimpses of his capacity for tenderness,

was surprised to see that it wasn't a mansion at all... but a castle. And it was huge! Much bigger than her stepfather's mansion. She w

ght gray, glistening in the sunlight, and a lush forest surrounded it. "This is gorgeous!" Her

ng. "Come along and

positive remarks about the castle must have pleased him. For once, she did some

Lacey looked over the ca

nted up high. "You see

e replied

t little

r enthusi

ing her reaction. It was clear that he fo

aded woma

without thinking. Actually, she was glad she wouldn

head. "No. Not un

laughing at Lacey. "He

!" Julien

antics of this woman. "Who the h*ll do yo

nose to nose. "I am his Beta

est you take a step back. I am soon to be th

g her hands on her hips.

face Lacey. "Actually, you are to respect

no respect from me unless she respects me a

er neck again as the redhead smirked. "Actuall

rying to pull free. "Are

ad. "This is Scar, short for Scarlett. She's been with me for a while now and you will give her the resp

ip curled into a snarl

ep closer to him. "She will get my re

acey's wolf seethed for the kill, ready to take he

will respect her, and you will do as I sa

n why didn't you choose her

t of the castle, obviously having hea

nor, huh? Okay... unless he really was that old. But then again, he didn't

Gwen is your maid. She will give you a tour of the castle and will

going to give me a t

d purposefully toward the castle

" Scar smirked. "You

closer to her. "An

hen walked purposef

fists at her sides. "T

ly wondering if she was going to be as cruel as

n. After all, Gwen seemed nice enough. It wasn't her fault that he

ed a smile. "My nam

urtsy. "Yes, Princess.

se. Don't call me princess. You can

ing to relax a bit. "If you would be so kind as t

llowed the petite blonde girl into the castle, Lacey wondered