2.38 Estel's Pleas (1)

Boyd POV

“Do it,” the deep voice commanded me again. “You have until sundown. I’ll be waiting.”

Shit.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

I rolled over in my bed, grasping my head between my hands. I was squeezing so tight, I knew I would have bruises, but I didn’t care. I was fighting this command. I won’t follow through.

I can’t.

But at the same time, I can’t refuse.

All morning, since before I even opened my eyes, their voices have been plaguing my every thought. It’s gone from Laura's shrill demanding screeching to Alpha Ford’s hostile commands emanating from inside my mind, driving me to madness with the need to comply.

My will was on the cusp of breaking, but the consequences of obeying them would be too great. It is a price I would never willingly pay for anything. Even when I hated Mick and despised coming to this pack, I never would have put Chloe’s life on the line or sacrificed her to anyone. Not to them, and definitely not to that monster they serve.

Sirius was snarling inside of m