Chapter 27 - Good, Maybe

In the past, Zezi was quick to always find strength in her wolf whenever she was feeling too weak to combat a situation but not this time.

Against a mate bond, her wolf was far more vulnerable and she had to be the stronger one for the both of them.

She pulled her hands up to his hand, not looking away from his burning and accusing gaze, as she tried to pull it away from her neck and the mark that was increasingly burning hot against her skin the longer he invaded her private space.

"My family, please. Don't kill them. I'll do anything."

Speaking was hard as she tried to hold her breath, to stop his scent rushing into her nostrils and flooding her senses.

Something shifted in his gaze and his hand fell from her neck.

Then he took a step back, his face hard and his eyes as cold as ice.

"I shall no longer execute them, but the pesky wolf and little pup dared my wrath when they tried to abscond with you, and they shall be punished fully for it."

She opened her mouth to defend her famil