The mention of revenge made my heart skip a beat. Jaden had humiliated me, rejected me, and tried to have me killed. Of course I wanted payback. I hadn't allowed myself to acknowledge that desire until now, but hearing Darius speak it aloud ignited something inside me.
"Why would you help me get revenge?" I asked, suspicion cutting through my pain.
His eyes gleamed in the moonlight. "My reasons are my own," he said, his voice revealing nothing. "Let's just say we might have aligned interests when it comes to Shadowcrest Pack."
I tried to read his expression, but his face was like stone. "What do you want from me, exactly?"
"Loyalty," he answered simply. "Complete and unquestioning. The rest..." he smiled, a cold expression that didn't reach his eyes, "you'll learn when you've proven yo
