SONYA'S POV
Landon turns out to be surprisingly normal.
He's funny, easy to talk to, and doesn't make me feel like prey the way Reign does.
We run the trail at a comfortable pace, and he points out different landmarks, the pack training grounds, the northern border, the lake where they hold summer gatherings.
But even as he shows me all of them, I can't stop thinking about what Reign said about punishing me.
And I'd be lying if I said I didn't know exactly what he means.
Fuck.
"So," Landon's voice interrupts my thoughts as we're cooling down, "how are you handling all this?"
"All what?"
"Living with Reign. The contract. The whole 'fake mate' situation." He gives me a sympathetic look. "I know my Alpha can be... intense."
"That's one word for it."
Landon laughs. "He's not as ba
