Candance's POV He ran his fingers over my back, "I suppose it's time to officially introduce you to the pack." I stumbled, feeling worry rush over me. "Why?" I asked. "Is it necessary?" He said, turning me to face him, "It is long overdue." "What is wrong?" he questioned, observing my pale face. "You look afraid." They hate me, I blurted out in a blubbering mess, tears threatening to fall as every scathing phrase I've heard hit me square in the gut. They would love you, and I don't care if they don't; you are mine, and you shall rule alongside me. I will kill anyone who disrespects or harms you, Candance, shhhh," he said, pulling me in closer and wiping away the tears that had dropped. Knowing that I might result in the deaths of more people, my face grew even paler as

