ssa'
atchy rope that shackled my wrists burned on my bare skin. The golden carvings o
t where I
or the group. I could only be punished
was pulled by o
he last thing I wanted was to give them th
g onto the chilly marble flo
as stand
e A
fri
by the man who would rescue me. But all I saw was
" Kane's strong voic
and said, "Yes, Alpha."
led. O
ce broke. "W-W
g above me, and a sly sm
a disgusted tone. "You're here beca
bers of the pack had assembled, their whispers
the crowd was quieted by
Pack," he said, echoing, "here
h gasps. My throat tigh
is isn't t
y chest pounde
said as I gaped at
my name. Melissa, you mean nothing to me. A pitiful, helpless
e a thousand silver razors, causing a st
clutched my chest as I
you truly believe that a poor slave could b
oup la
t the pai
tears, but I foug
is?" I choked. "What
? "You are an enemy," he snarl
ed. A
d..." I hardly spo
Kane icily. "She has n
ckeningly lovely before
Wait, my love," a
nsed
ite. She had everything th
into a sly grin as she
ou truly think you were created for Kane
d my fi
a tremulous murmur. "Y
ed. "Of co
t action brok
hest with her fingers before enticing h
thing s
a searing ache that was
onship bet
ng ripped
ith victory. "You see, Melissa, Kane
oup ap
porting me as my body s
ng," he said once more. "You will never
roughly taken
ed with them. "Please, Kane
ready looking
longer in
ed me through the forest. The numbness in my heart was far
ed. Be
ou die, slave,"
y were going to kill me, and
harder, their hold
ded. "I didn't d
the second guard. "We have
wasn't a
discover my body, they pulle
d when I bit
't pass
't pass
abdomen began
d over i
was a
wled. "What's
as another wave
s struck, my
possible. N
carefully care
ng a child. W
nite, dark forest, my h
llow myself
to get
r
ld. To exa
Or am I goin