My breath was stolen from me, and ice replaced my blood, chilling me from my heart.
Logically, I knew what he was capable of. To conspire with Alpha Raymond for the demise of my entire pack. His entire pack. The pack he swore to protect above all else.
He was capable of orchestrating the s.laughter of those closest to him, no matter how big a part he played; any part he played was too much.
But somehow, hearing that he wanted me d.ead still shook me to my very essence. That part of me that was still rooted in girlhood, the one that still unwillingly clung to my past.
I slipped back into who I used to be before this all for a blissful and haunting moment.
The child in me that knew him as my uncle, my confidant, my family, and knew he wouldn’t do anything to harm me, knew he would prot
