"I could give you love! I could give you power! I could give you everything you ever wanted!" Marxus screamed punctuating each sentence with a strike to her face. She was back beneath the pack house. She had no idea how she had gotten there. Marxus' sharp angular features were twisted with rage. His eyes were pitch black as he beat her. "And instead you'd rather be with those pathetic boys!?! Their power will never compare to yours! They will never be able to protect you!"
Esme remembered this day clearly. It was the day she had been caught by one of the Alpha's men trying to send a letter to her mates. Marxus had released his wrath upon her for hours. In the darkness her magic stood ready and it was the first time Esme had been tempted to fight back. She had grown tired of the endless p
