and once more, I was

to break something-anything.

ge. The mate bond won't let the Alpha hurt her anyway, so there's no

I watched the guards patrolling the grounds. The window opened easily, so

er side-and jumped. My natural agility hadn't abandoned me. I landed softly on the grass

hed the exit-only to

hissed, kick

e. I'd have to

grabbed the top edge of the stone fence, found a foothold

c tear. I didn't bother looking back. I had plenty

when I hear

ing sound-rig

a beat. Slowly,

on my shirt, tugging me down. One of the guards

watching me. He was enormous-at least a meter and a half ta

me?" I asked, folding

toward the house an

was going to be.

he mirrored me perfectly, blocking the pat

't run from a wolf-he'll ca

was

sprawling. I rolled across the gr

like he'd just won a championship-infuriated me

ed through

mutt? Planning to roll

niffing me. His nose pushed under my

"Sorry, can't give it to y

swear he

ll hell br

e started lic

ut he just licked my hands, my neck-and the

" I yelled, shov

kicked him-hard-ri

d and ju

ealing with a wolf, so I

I scrambled to my feet and

f didn'

se of humor, I ran straig

ook and marched me r

e the black wolf had stood just moments ago. Bu

to wash off the disg

shing machine and drenched myself in soap and shampoo,

down on the bed. That's when I realized just how hungry I was. They

I thought about wh

s that

g it was Max. That smug, self-satisfi

door pulled me

in," I

holding

I'd give him a

was Nina. A kind wo

you some food," she said gent

small table by the windo

l come for you

adn't eaten in days. The pla

promised. I threw on my clothes-wrinkled an

st in thought. He stroked his perfectly groomed beard, then turned t

the desk," he said cold

e trying to buy my silence-with a couple of million. Generous

er in half. Then

cattered acr

need yo

o you want?"

at's it. I'll stay out of your busi

d refuse-and that his wolves would tear me a

r on Saturdays. I'll personally bring h

, am I fr

ou may

d, lifting my chin defiantly, "so be kind en