CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT

I panic because I know. I can hear them and I think they want me to hear them. They want to torture me like this.

These wolfs are the kind of sickos that get off on other people’s pain. They’re drowning in mine and they love it.

“Hey Ben,” Nathan says, as nonchalantly as ever. It’s as if he’s my brother’s best friend and they’re having just a normal, everyday conversation.

I suppose that’s what it feels like to him. This probably all feels so normal and risk free.

“No need to be rude,” Nathan says. “I appreciate your help so far, but it’s only taken us so far. We have bigger plans that we need Isabel for.

“This is nothing against you, of course. We meant what we said about not harming her if you helped us, but that was when we only knew she was your sister. Now we know she’s the Beta’s mate, things have changed. That makes her even more valuable.”

These are the people Ben has been hanging out with, and suddenly it all makes sense. They must’ve threatened me. That’s why he’s been