lv

s to describe how

t she was a good friend, someone I could trust. We grew up together-me, Sherelle, and her. We were inseparable, or s

ue eyes, like she's done nothing wrong. Like she hasn't ripped my life apart. The way she whimpers and shakes whe

she deserves. I enjoy making her life a living hell, watching the light drain from her eyes as she realizes no one will save her, no one wil

ose as kids, me, her, and Sherelle. I never imagined she was capable of the kind of evil she's shown. But the truth alway

jealousy poisoned her. She couldn't stand to see us happy, to see us build a future together. So, she took it all

ver forgive

em. Everything was fine. But then Kamrynn returned, covered in blood, screaming like she had no idea what had happened. Sherelle's body was nowhere to b

ury an emp

o say where she's hidden it, no matter how much I beat her, no matter how much I make her suffer. She won't break. But I don't need to kill her. That woul

reason I haven't torn her apart with my own hands. She will give me another child, and once she does, her fat

time I take her, I see Sherelle's face in hers, and it makes my blood boil. But this is necessary for the future of the Pack.

ows in confusion. The doctor? Why would she be here? Kamrynn's taken plenty of beatings and she's never needed a

the doctor

considered before. Something urgent must

at the though

l finally have my child. And then, when the baby is born, I can make Kamrynn's life an even greater he

s here. My suspicions grow. Kamrynn has taken beatings before-she never needed he

er voice calm, steady but there's an e

my eyes

like the coward she is. The second the door closes be

mr

e. My suspicion grows as I watch her shift uncomfortably, her face pale, her hands tr

ou pre

, I see the panic in her eyes before she hides it.

carrying my child?" I dem

voice barely a whisper. "

my hands gripping the edge of the

ching as I move closer. "I

iding Sherelle's body, hiding the truth. I've beaten her, tortured her, done all sorts of thi

ask, my voice low and menacing. "W

. "I... I couldn't breathe," she says, her

something, and I'll drag it out of her one way or

tupid pig," I growl. "T

hing-something flicker in her gaze-but then she speaks. "I'm no

o sure. There's no sign of a lie, but there's also no re

d and smack her hard across the face. Her head snaps to the

fucking you for nine months straight and nothing. Maybe the Moo

not even daring

ce dripping with venom. "You will give me a

answer. She

at me. "Maybe I'm not fucking you har

something that almost looks like defiance. Then she

voice comes through the mind link, urgent and insistent. S

, pushing away from the bed. "Fine," I snap. "But don't thi

t. I hate leaving her alive like this. I hate knowing she's still

lace the future she stole from me. And once that's d

r be important. I can't shake the image of Kamrynn lying there, as if she has nothing left to give. But sh