Before long, Leonard was hauled in. The moment his eyes lit upon Augustine, his legs turned to jelly; the guards had to hoist him up by the scruff of his neck just to dump him before us.
"Speak." Augustine's voice was a low growl, vibrating with a suffocating authority.
Leonard sprawled on the floor, his entire frame racked with tremors.
"It... it was Samantha. She paid me a fortune to do it. She said if the pup were gone, Emmaline would lose her mind—that she'd break. Then, she could step in as Rodger's new mate."
"Idiots! You're all useless idiots!" Samantha shrieked, her voice a jagged edge of hysteria. "My plan was flawless! Why did a Lycan King have to ruin everything? Why does Emmaline get all the damn luck?!"
She dissolved into a manic fit, oscillating between bitter sobs and j
