Laura glared at him. "How am I supposed to earn anything locked up in here?"
"You think my pack would accept you just walking free?" He pushed off from the table, taking a step closer. "They'd tear you apart the moment they saw you."
"So I'm stuck here forever?"
Then, he finally spoke words that made her heart skip.
"You want out of those chains?"
The words were slow, careful, like he was offering something precious.
Laura gritted her teeth at the stupid question, but she kept her anger in check, just this once. "Obviously."
Lucian's lips twitched, as if her sharp tone amused him. He pushed away from the table and took a slow step toward her.
"Then earn it."
Her forehead wrinkled in confusion. "What?"
Lucian bent down beside her, so close she could smell him, the usual pine trees
