Gideon I could not believe the sheer ingratitude Clara displayed. I had come all this way to save her. I had put up with capture and imprisonment and that pathetic farce of a trial for her sake. I promised to intercede with my father to keep her safe. And how did that scheming woman repay all my effort? She refused to come back where she belonged. Not only that, but she threw my debts to her in my face. She demanded I protect the rabble that had taken her and captured me. I had no choice but to agree. Now I was waiting in a tiny cell for a vampire healer to come and “knock me out” so that I could be returned to the castle like I was a misplaced parcel. It was humiliating. How dare these mongrels treat the First Lycan Prince like some common criminal? The cell door opened. I saw tw

