My whole body felt like it was about to collapse underneath me as it trembled almost violently, with the intense way I was being watched, not only by my Uncle and my Alpha, but now by my parents too. The frown upon my own father’s face told me I may have crossed a line with him today by placing a mindlink block upon them all for as long as I did. And, in what was even harder, was any line I may have crossed, I was about to make it so much worse… I could feel Ezra’s arm reassuringly around me, as his father’s eyes focused contemptuously upon Uncle Jack. He clearly was far from impressed with the way he had just spoken. This Alpha by our side was not the man I had envisioned within my dreams, and for that, I had to say I was grateful. This man seemed willing to defend me, and right now, I

