BANE'S POV I knew it that she would break at one point. I was done being the nice man. I knew it wouldn't be long before my inner beast took over like it always did, ready to teach her a lesson she'd never forget. The only thing that kept me from ruining her before was now gone. It was time to ruin her defiance. I have been punishing her severely, but I had no conscience or guilt whatsoever. Her screams, her pain, none of it mattered to me. And I couldn't help, for the moment, wanting to wipe that damn defiance right off her fierce little face. I wanted her to surrender utterly and completely to me. She needed to know, to understand deep in her bones, that she was mine. The one chosen to be my mate. The bond, however twisted, was real. All I knew was that she was f*****g mine. Omega, we

