Beatrice pov
"I remembered I wasn't alone." He squeezed my hands. "And neither are you. You have four terrifying brothers, a loyal pack, and a beta who would burn down the world to protect you."
Despite my fear, I smiled. "Just the world? Not the entire realm?"
"I'm being modest." He grinned. "Give me a reason and I'll destroy multiple realms."
The journey to Silvermist took most of the day. We traveled in a convoy that included my brothers, Darius, and twenty armed guards. It was excessive, but Theron insisted on the show of force.
"Let them see what happens when you mistreat a Wynter," he said grimly.
As we approached Silvermist territory, my stomach churned. Luna growled low in my mind, remembering every slight, every pain, every moment of humiliation.
"Steady," I told her. "We'r
