Chapter Thirty-Three - The Unthinkable

To say Nell was shocked was an understatement. Her next instinct was to be mad with Liam. How could he put her in this position? Was there method in his madness? Probably, but it made no sense. Even if he won the majority of the games, she knew Simon would never give up.

“Where are you going?”

“To the bathroom,” she said.

It was a spur of the moment decision, because she couldn’t bear the tension in the room.

“Not desperate are you? Sit.”

“I don’t answer to you, Alpha Simon.”

He raised his head and the aura of dominance was too much. It didn’t quite frighten her but all at once she wanted to bare her neck in submission. That was a chemical reaction Troy had discussed with her at length. He was clued up on the theory of werewolf hierarchy but was unlikely to be on the receiving end as she was now.

Nell pretended to be examining the state of her fingernails. Liam didn’t have this all-consuming effect on her. She didn’t like it one bit.

“Well?”

In the end, she gave in, sitting next to Li