Elena POV I paced around the garden, cold air filling my lungs as I took in a deep breath. Can’t believe I just did that. What if he called my bluff and decided to end the mate bond anyway? Shit.shit.shit. I wasn’t ready yet. I didn’t even have a back up plan. ‘Just go back and apologize and he’ll forgive you.’ Lara urged me but I’m not going back. My reaction might have been a little too much but I don’t believe I was wrong. Was I supposed to just lie down while they walked all over me? If I wanted to continue living that way, I would have just stayed at Wind Borne pack. “Is that you slave?” A chilling voice called from behind me and I stopped in my tracks, my breath catching in my throat. “Did you miss me?” Carter whispered in my ear as he moved closer and I felt bile rise up my

