KESTER. Kasmine was chaos personified, her presence pulling every dark and dangerous thread of restraint I had taut. Well, she would always bear the consequences, as far as I was concerned. She could yell, curse, and claw at the barriers I'd built, but ultimately, she was mine. She just didn't know it yet. Although I couldn't get my hands on any solid evidence yet, I knew she was hiding something. And according to my source, there was more I needed to know about her and Jake, which was why I made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Of course, that was after I made sure he was suddenly discharged from his place of internship without any offense. Everyone has a price. The trick is knowing which strings to pull... and when to tighten them. "Everything is set now, Alpha," Knox said. "You ma

