Both Rinna and I staggered to our feet instantly, spines locked straight, heads bowing before the sheer dominance of Bane's voice. My wolf snarled inside me, hating the automatic submission, but my body obeyed anyway. Rinna looked just as wrecked, lip split wide, one eye already swelling shut and her black mascara streaking down her cheeks like war paint gone wrong. She clutched her ruined outfit to her chest and shot me one last venomous glare before limping toward the mansion steps.
I didn’t move.
“I said now, Maeve.”
Bane’s eyes dark gold, glowing faintly even in the storm locked onto me as he growled at me.
“You don’t get to bark orders at me after you let her pull a silver knife on me.” I hissed out with my jaw clenched so hard that I tasted fresh blood.
His nostrils flared at my
