ticular. I don’t want to be banished, but I have no des

laric asks Lavinia,

from the coven until further notice,” Lavinia declares and a deep resentment for her boils up in my blood. She

look over at Alaric. He has a blank expre

wards my pack will void this agreement and we will be forced to retaliate,” Alaric replies f

me! I can walk o

the fallout of your ‘accident’, so we

ght now? It’s the middle of the night. I

es, so you’re coming to live with me,” he says. I

nging the terms. I refuse!” I exclaim. He pulls me up against him and gro

he seems to be your biggest fan,” he remarks caustically. I huff in frustration. He’s got me between a rock and a hard place. The h

gs. All I have are the clothes on my back!” I

op you,” he replies. Is he flirting with me right now? I can’t h

onable,”

ty,” he says shortly and pulls me along again. We meander through the border

you as my punishment? What do you want

ptically. The way he says it suggests tasks that are of an intimate nature and I panic. As inexplicabl

ut as well as it did for your friend,” I say vehemently. I feel my power tingling at my fingertips. He turns to me

w growl. I swallow nervously but I’m relieved to hear him say that. He stares at me intently and I find myself getting lost in his eyes. My mind is screaming at m

hes for him to touch me at the same time my mind revolts against the idea. His hand starts moving towards

e a crowd of pack members formin

udly with an authoritative tone. One o

ou, Alpha. We thought the witches t

their own to come work for me in repayment for their transgressi

ur decision, but they killed our Beta! I thought their

f. That being said, I told them that another offensive move on their part will result in retaliation on ours. But let me be clear, I will not t

d with my head held high. I won’t let them think they can intimidate me. Alaric turns to me and winks so

Their veiled hostility tells me they will do what he says but they will never see me as one of them. Alaric nods at me to follow him and we make our way t

ful blonde woman stands before us. She has a big fake smile on her face that falls when her eyes

re you?” she sa