Jenna’s face paled as her stomach churned in anxiety. Her mother’s pendant was ancient, carved with runes from a bloodline older than any pack. Her ashes… were all she had left.
“And if I don’t?” Tears stung behind her eyes but she blinked them back. She wouldn’t give Chloe the satisfaction.
“Then your mother’s ashes disappear. And the pendant? I’ll melt it down and wear it as earrings.” Chloe’s smile was cruel and her voice was filled with venom. “Tick-tock, dear.”
Jenna stood frozen, her mind racing. She couldn’t give Chloe the documents—that would undo everything. But how could she risk losing the last sacred pieces of her mother?
Just then, she spotted Alpha Ryker approaching from the corridor. Relief flickered in her chest.
But it was short-lived.
“Don’t get too excited,” Chloe
