Chapter 8
Raven’s Pov
I slammed the car door, the engine still rumbling as Elsie climbed into the passenger seat. My hands gripped the wheel, tight enough to break it.
I was pissed. No, scratch that—I was boiling.
How the hell did it come to this? Me. Going home with a freaking Alpha. Alessio or whatever his arrogant name is.
Like I was just going to waltz into his big, cold mansion and play house? Sit pretty while he barks orders? I have a bar to run. A life to live. And pedophiles to hunt.
“What are we going to do now?” Elsie asked, voice soft.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be checking on you. I’m not vanishing into thin air. Once they do whatever stupid ritual to bind me as his Luna, I think the pain will stop. Then I’ll go with my plan.”
She turned to me slowly. “What plan?”
“Relax,” I s
