The faintest flicker of doubt crossed Tomas's face as he glanced toward where Esmerelda held Ann. It bothered him that Ann wasn't showing more resistance to this confrontation.
If she didn't have a mark, then surely she would be struggling more.
No... this had to be a ploy to lull them into a false sense of security. A false display of overconfidence to distract them and confuse them.
That was it. That was all that was happening here. The priestess couldn't be wrong. Esmerelda had been instrumental in uncovering the Alpha's lies and she would be rewarded richly once this was all over.
Tomas laughed disdainfully as he approached Adam and peered at his face through narrowed eyes before he pulled his arm back and released his fist at full force into Adam's face.
Adam's head s
