~ ROSELLE ~
"I have every intention of breaking more of your teeth," Ronan says, his voice low and dangerous as blood drips from Warren's mouth. "I gave you my warning the last time you came to my pack. She has a name. Address her with that name, or I will carve it into your f*****g face."
The threat is delivered with such absolute certainty that no one in the room doubts he means it.
Warren coughs up blood, spattering crimson across the marble floor, and I stand rooted in place, my mind struggling to process what just happened.
Nikolai walks up to me, standing inches away, his presence a steady anchor in the chaos.
"Trust me," he says quietly, his voice pitched for only me to hear, "he's reining it down because of you. Ronan doesn't tolerate disrespect twice. If you weren't here, Wa
