"Ava, you can't continue to hide behind your family's name."
It was a cool, collected, and very terrifying voice. As Victor Langston, a predator in a fitted suit, entered the vast hall, I turned abruptly and gasped. All eyes turned to the stranger who had entered the center of our sanctuary without permission and without fear, and the group of pack leaders and allies froze.
"Victor, what do you want?" I inquired, maintaining a steady tone of voice in spite of the quiver that was growing within of me.
He grinned, but it was a trap-like smile. "Oh, I believe you are aware. It's time to quit acting as though this power charade you call leadership can last.
The tension was thick enough to choke on, and the room was alive with whispers. Suddenly, Rogan was at my side, and even as Victor's w
