Every bone in Samael’s body stilled at the presumptuous outburst and his chest constricted with pain at the revelation. Like it wasn’t enough to discover that his best friend, his delta had been the one to stab him in the back. It had been shocking to see that Parker had been the one to stop the running alphas. The deal he’d struck with them was to corner the rat out from his shithole. He didn’t know what he’d expected. Defiant confrontation had not been part of the agenda. Parker Johnson looked nothing like the repentant fellow he’d purported seconds ago. With his expression turning devious, and the shocking statement thrown his way, Sam flinched back like he’d been slapped. For a moment Sam figured that he’d heard wrong. He could still not process the thought that Parker had betraye

