ne's
ck's free hand, but I hear th
from his trousers and throws it away, snappin
ps. "No...! what are you do
of my neck, and a strident zip fil
trying to wrench my legs apart. The thunderstorm roars over
kick and thrash against him. Bu
my insane father has held me prisoner,
n I won't live to see the sun rise in the morning. But my wolf L
n't know why I bother hanging on. What's the point of sur
s legs, terror washes over me. There's no way that
matter how hard I scream and kick,
is to me, I won't let him. I w
ious jerk Garrick smashes my head into the floor, dazing me enough for him to te
h. I try to scream, but no sound comes out. Garrick emits a deranged
out as a whisper. "You can't do this, I'm your daugh
unken haze of his thoughts. He blinks: once, twice. Shaking
cked. His words
"Your father was some mongrel from another pack." Garrick snaps, "Your mo
er worthless life and brought her here. I married her, adopted her bastard and gave her a home.
could never look past the fact that I'm an Omega." He sneers at me, "You're just like her. A Volana – but unl
. Adrenaline spikes in my blood and my fingers clo
ell! You
to protect them from the raining shards of bloody glass. Garrick sl
big body off me, but I manage. I find
-
bearings or orient myself, my only thought is to put as much distance between myself and Garrick as possib
sions greet me on all sides. Then, like a vision from a dr
aking his rugged features. Tall, broad, with dark blond hair and a chiseled jaw; it's easy to see why I imagined myself in lo
me. Lightning strikes with a loud crack, and the eerie illumination transforms his handsome face
ng more than to harm me. When he nears, his deep voice sends shivers dow
, clamping his hands around my arms, but he seems reluctant to use any true force. His hesitance
hance – then I hear his voice, as thunderous as