MAYA’S POV “It’s understandable,” he eventually broke the silence. The silence was nothing close to golden, and I was glad that he broke it. My heart had been racing ever since the silence began. I did think about breaking it, but on second thought, I realized it was a terrible idea. I assumed he would order his men to throw me out of the mansion the next time he spoke, but he said something about the situation being understandable. I wasn’t sure I knew what he meant by that. My eyes were on my fingers that wouldn’t stop trembling. I said no to the deadliest Lycan ever, and there must be a consequence for that. I crossed the line, I knew it. Maybe I shouldn’t have said no to him. He stood to his feet, and he walked away. I finally had the chance to look straight in front of me after b

