ct

set my backpack down. "I

nd the counter. "That was an Alpha's car if I've ever seen one. One o

of the small tables. "It's not what yo

half-breed pack members for no reason, sweetie. Especially n

I pleaded. "How's Uncle Alessio doin

is getting worse, but you know him-too stubborn to complain." Sh

ile. "Fine. J

t answer, she sighed. "You know you can

debt he owed to some mysterious Alpha named Moretti. She didn't know I was supposed to

pack he's from? That guy who dropped you off? Had to be one of the five

I don't know. We didn't exa

he window as if she might still catch a glimpse of his car. "The

. "He's not part of my life. And a

d. "Victoria, what

r I was leaving-she'd try to stop me, or worse, she might

ied. "Just thi

was startled to find Leo's black SUV

pace down the block until I finally ga

do as an Alpha of a major pack?

g over you is the most important thing on my schedule today." His hazel eyes

haustion hit

He probably knew about Enzo and the deal with Mor

t his gaze, and sure enough, the SUV s

e. Just before I stepped out, I added, "But we should

expect hi

a little unhinged. The scar along his cheek twisted with the movement, making

rabbed the collar of my shi

y mouth without permission, dominating, claiming. I gasped against him,

et me go, I was b

n unreadable, but burning with

mured, lips curling into a slow, knowi

d suitcase from beneath the bed. My fingers trembled with anticipation as I began packing my me

d earned helping at Emma's boutique, I finally had enough for a fresh start. Seven thousand dollars wasn'

carefully rolled my few precious dresses to p

rying to force the zipper closed. The latch was ju

in the scene-me, kneeling on a packed suitcase, desperation

ed with rage. "You un

ase off the bed. My clothes exploded across the floor

re doing?" he roared, grabbing m

it was useless. Even as a failed Alpha, he

or. I hit the ground with a painful thud, my hip-still

?" He loomed over me, his shadow swallowing m

fear. "Everything you've done for me? You mean beating me? Sta

rl into a fist. I closed my eyes, bracin

hing ha

his fist raised but trembling in midair. His breathing wa

g his arm slowly. "You're worth

immediately by suspicion. Enzo ne

gaze. "Tomorrow, you're going to the Shadow Pack territory. You're goi