Victoria
As Enzo helped me from the car—his grip bruisingly tight on my elbow—despair washed over me in waves. There would be no escape, no last-minute reprieve. This was happening.
"Enzo Howlthorne and Victoria Howlthorne," Beta Tiny announced formally. "Alpha Moretti welcomes you to Shadow Pack territory."
His eyes met mine briefly, and I thought I detected a flicker of something—pity perhaps?—before his professional mask fell back into place.
"Victoria will now enter the ceremonial circle to be claimed by our Alpha," Tiny continued. "As is tradition, her family will remain outside the circle during the binding."
Enzo released my arm with obvious reluctance. "Remember what I said," he hissed in my ear before stepping back.
Pack members formed a path before me, leading
