Chapter 14

Stryker-

Hearing Chloe question Neaera had both my wolf and me wanting to lash out at her. From the way Chloe was staring her down, I could tell she was trying to show dominance toward Neaera. Taking a step forward, I was about to force her to submit to me, but I stopped when Neaera started speaking.

“I suppose you want me to prove myself to you?”

A smirk appeared on Chloe’s face as she folded her arms over her chest. At this point, I wasn’t sure what to do. My first instinct was to protect my mate, just as I always have. As I looked over at Neaera though, I realized she wasn’t the same as she once was.

Other than her eyes and the knowledge she was my mate, there wasn’t anything I knew about her. In the five years that I missed out on, it was obvious that so much has changed. There was a powerful aura around her that was hard to miss.

“That is exactly what I am saying.” Chloe said with a show of arrogance written all over her features, from her head all the way down to her toes.

“Name