My heart raced as I went over every possibility of what was happening. Jori’s plea for friendship was all a lie. I was so naive, and I was furious with myself. But why would he bother to plead for friendship if he was just going to turn around and ambush the pack house. It made no sense. “Come with me quietly, and we won’t have any issues,” Jori said, reaching down to grab my wrist. Mark! Help! I linked, desperate for his help. I shifted away, so I was standing directly behind him. “Do you honestly think I’m just going to go with you quietly?” Jori growled. “I warned you not to do anything I’ll make you regret.” He lunged at me, pulling some sort of long stick out of his pocket. I took a step back, easily dodging his blow. “Do you really think you’re going to get away with this? Oth

