“You dare defy me, your mate and Alpha?! I was barely able to steady myself and stay conscious, as I made my way to the other end of the ring trying to get away from him. I could sense him coming near me, but I was falling in and out of consciousness. It felt as though every part of me was broken. I was bracing myself for the final deadly blow-- I awoke from my nightmare in a cold sweat.Throughout that mortifying dream, I had managed to kick off the covers and when I came to, Alpha Mark was leaning over me, rubbing the right side of his jaw. "You pack quiet the punch, little mate. I assure you it was only a dream. No one is going to harm you." I looked at him with wild eyes. How could he say that when he was the one in my dream, no nightmare, that was harming me. I decided not to say an

