ValerieKai’s expression is unreadable. He takes a step back, shaking his head. “No.”“Don’t make this any harder than it should be.”“No, Valerie," he insists. “My answer is no.”My chest constricts. I mutter curses under my breath, looking away from him. “You’re not leaving till I say so,” Kai says. “I will never let you leave. Erase that thought.”“You can’t keep me here.”“Oh, I can,” he insists. “I will keep you here.”“Kai, I am not a member of your pack. I don’t belong here. If I sense that my son is in danger, I will do all I can to keep him safe, even if it means losing the people most precious to me. You have a life of your own.”He goes quiet, but I can almost hear his teeth gnash against each other. My lips stretch into a sad smile. Kai wraps his fingers around my wrist in a tight grip and pulls me out of the cell. “Lock this woman up!!” he orders the guards, gesturing to Celeste. Upon hearing that, the latter slumps to the floor, stretching her limbs out. “I have been
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