's

chard. The thought alone is enough to turn my stomach. But I refuse to let my father see the panic that he

ttle room and slam the door behind me. I feel like I c

h the silence in my room and I am finally able to breathe. I know that Madison will have something to say abou

t saying it, hearing my own voice, will build the courage in me

nd wallow in self-pity. But there isn't time for that. While tears stream down

of the knock on the door that it is Maggie on the other side. Quickly

wipe the tears that are

As soon as she sees the tears streaming down my

to talk about

be my grandfather." I cannot stop the tears that keep falling fr

eads across Maggie's

omeone named Alph

r head to the side. "Isn't he t

What does it matter now?

eel so stupid now. If I would have said yes to his off

ie says thoughtfully. "He gave his hear

es my lips. "THE Emma Pax

en her as his second chance mate but she was drawn to Alpha Ethan. They are fated mates

. "Why are you t

know that there may have been at least one gem at

t for Maggie to leave but she doesn't. She is wait

up big time, th

e been that bad,

him, in hopes of scaring off Alpha Richard, she gasped and covered her mouth in shock. Though, that was nothing compared to her reaction wh

ill come for you?" Maggie asks me

"Father has already started n

e blue eyes. "You can't let your father send you with A

ive," I mumble under m

e says harshly. "If you go to the Nig

e panic from earlier begins to

" Maggie whispers. "They say that he kills his mates when they are unable to g

econd mate?" I say as I swallow the lump

mate," Maggie says. "He has had a fat

e third mate?" I s

der my bed. Racing around my room I begin to toss wh

Maggie says with a sc

r send me off to my death," I say as I throw

you leave," she say

me do?" I cry. "I cannot stay he

efore placing a kiss on my foreh

ould never," I

She looks around my depressing room and finds a glass. Maggie slams it against the wall, it shatters enough

drop the glass on the floor. Maggie

her apron. "This will mask your scent. You will only have a few hours be

y hand and look at Mag

come and I wanted you to be prepared."

Maggie and slip out of my bedroom door. Looking both ways down the hall I make sure that the coast

he pack house. Once I am under the cover of the tree canopy, I am tempted to look ba

way through the woods, toward the main road. Maybe if I am l