Prologue
235, 240, 245, there 250,000. “That's all you ever wanted, your only reason for staying." “Take it, leave, and you are never to darken my home, business or life again. You’ve made your choice. Don’t come crawling back.” I could practically taste the venom in his words. I finally saw why he was feared. This is not the man I thought I knew, the man who I thought I was in love with. My heart pounded, eyes burned from holding back the tears. The tears that were a build up of all the dark hurt, betrayal and brutality. This was what I had longed for, what I'd been dreaming of – but not like this. It wasn't supposed to go this way. We were supposed to be side by side, rule as one. Being free to live, to live a life free of cruelty and punishment. To get my pack back and restore my father's legacy. I won’t give him the satisfaction of allowing one single tear to fall. I held my head high, albeit very cautiously. He may be giving me the money, but who’s to say I’m getting out of here with it alive. After all, he is the most ruthless Lycan.