ions on her mates' faces, a faint

king at her like this? Had the reward

clearly a much better deal than Joshua's "five meals for one drop."

Danny in confusion. "You

ed the mates back

expression on Joshua's face quickly turned into a teasing smirk, while Jeffrey contin

d probably failed to notice the bruises beginning to form around he

ced, none of them was foo

before glancing at Asher. "I w

tention shift

Hannah's puzzled gaze. He stepped forw

She turned back toward Danny. "Th

on. He just looked down, h

punish someone over the choking incident, and that he

n and gave Asher a solemn nod. "You did well. The wound's already scabbed over, so

g anything. His fingertips curled sl

He immediately protested, his voice laced with discontent, "Why? Three bandaging sessio

her decision might

ope. Hannah had been behaving strangely since yesterday, and

Herbs are valuable and much harder to come by than meat, so three bandaging sessions are worth one drop of blood. If you're in a hurry to s

to make a conscious effort to keep

? Hannah didn't g

her would have been enough t

mile. "Fine. You have a point. I'll go grill some meat for you now. And do

er throat remained, and she coughed twice. "My throat feels sore. I can't

ny's finger

oat fel

cated storm of emotions sw

k the previous night. Her throat must have been hurting, yet she had

rewarded Asher-the one who

planning to

e new method

ake them lower their guard, only to m

Hannah's retreating figure, his eyes searching her slender

gh her mates' minds. She simply wanted to eat as q

oo. We'll leave as soon as you'r

ins beside her was a tremendous hidden threat, especially when they probably ima

her, she had no choice but

ve, her mates remained where they were, watchi

er cascade of violet hair obscuring her from view, that they

only sound was the gentle

together in the first place. Without the damned beast marks

ret they had silently agreed to keep, and th

nd Danny had always gott

rred gently in the breeze as he looked at Danny, his voice calm but

or. He stared down at the distorted reflection of h

nd a vital truth-that should a bonded female meet her end at the hands o

ling himself. He had nearly caus

ybe she really wasn't lying." Devin's voice softened, uncertain

flicker of uncertainty ap

vin was right. He h

a drop of blood without hesitation, praised Asher simply for bandaging her,

emale who had once taken p

ld really break t

he part of Danny's soul that had long since

e sea, finally catching a thin ray of light through

He idly prodded the stones beneath his feet with a branch

n meant he could finally be free of the bond, h

omach and said, "Let's eat first, then get moving. W

e obj

berries inside the c

inished eating as well and w

d the mountaintop, casting long shadows across the ground

If we shift and travel at full speed, we can reach the wereagle pack in se