Niklaus kissed Freya aggressively, his hands beginning to roam over her body.
Even though the mate bond made his body crave doing something more intimate with Freya,he knew there wasn't any actual desire coursing through him.
Only anger and the urge to punish her! She was the last person who should be saying such things—she was the one who had begged him to sign that contract!
Freya's initially fierce struggles gradually gave way to submission. She stopped fighting back and resignedly closed her eyes.
That's when Niklaus felt something cold against his skin.
Tears.
Freya was crying.
Niklaus froze. He rarely saw Freya shed tears. During these three years in the pack, even when pack members didn't accept her, even when her responsibilities were exhausting and demanding
