ARIA
Three weeks later.
The doors and windows were boarded and locked. A guard stood outside my door at all times. It had been stupid to run while my father was out of town and think I was safe.
Victor never missed much, and Rook missed nothing. Rook liked hurting me. Maybe he liked it more than my father did.
Ever since the night at the Grand Moon Hall, he had been waiting for his chance. I should have known he was watching. He always was.
I should have stayed with Kael. There was something between us. Not a mate bond, but most wolves never found their mates anyway.
Even if Kael didn’t want to marry me, he might have given me a place in his pack at Goldenreach. I had thought about telling him everything.
I almost did. But when I looked out the window, Rook was there, ready to
