MasukThe sight of it makes my stomach drop.It’s identical to the one the woman used on me before I blacked out.“No,” I whisper.The guard advances.I try to crawl away, but my arms are weak and my injured hand won’t support me. My palm slips against the floor. I barely manage to turn before he grabs a
Tabitha’s POV“Could you stop shouting?” I whimper. “My head hurts.”“You don’t get to tell us what to do or not do, bitch.”“You’re no guest here,’ the shaved-head guard spits out. “You’re a prisoner. You’ll stay here. You’ll endure anything and everything we put you through and we don’t give a shi
“Hold her!” Ayesha orders.“I am!” the man at my arms grunts, tightening his grip.My strength drains away. I try to lift my head, but it feels too heavy. My fingers go slack. My legs stop responding, and the floor beneath me seems to tilt.“What the hell did you put in me?” I manage.Ayesha’s face
Tabitha’s POVHe steps away from me, but his attention stays fixed on my face.“I don’t care if they’re humans, werewolves, or Alphas. They will pay. The Aldairs are prideful motherfuckers, aren’t they? Always thinking they’re at the top of the world. Always thinking they can get away with anything.
“W-what do you mean by that?”Rex steps closer and bends down a little, bringing his face nearer to mine. His dark eyes begin to turn molten gold.“You’re mated to the four Aldair brats. As much as I refuse to be associated with them, I know what they’re capable of.”He straightens just enough to lo
Tabitha’s POV“W-what? Dead?”The words barely make it out of my mouth. I stare at Rex, waiting for him to take them back or explain that I’ve misunderstood him. He doesn’t. He holds the photographs in one hand and looks at me as if he’s waiting for me to catch up.“That’s right,” he says. “All thes
Tabitha’s POVEmery rises slightly from his seat and extends a hand with the confidence of someone who’s used to being in charge of entire cities, not just lunch tables. Of course, he is. Emery Aldair is the Alpha of Crystal Ridge pack and the commanding officer of the Kaelara Naval Station!“It’s n
Tabitha’s POVA soccer ball rockets toward me just as I’m halfway through a passage, lounging cross-legged in the middle of the open field with my book resting comfortably on my thighs. I glance up and see it speeding straight at my face.Oh shit!My heart skips and slam the book shut. I jerk to the
Tabitha’s POVThe wind slaps against my hoodie as Reed cuts through the quiet highway, the motorcycle’s engine rumbling beneath us. The farther we ride from the Aldair estate, the darker everything becomes, the streetlights thinning until there's nothing around us but open road and moonlit trees.Th
Tabitha’s POVSuddenly, their faces morph into the familiar faces of my high school bullies. I hear the laughter. Feel the heat crawling up my face. Just like back then. they’re all looking. All judging and hurling painful words at me.Suddenly, I’m back in the same hell that I fought so hard to esc







