He takes a step toward me menacingly, and I lift a finger. “One scream and I’m sure the pack security team will be here in an instant. They’re monitoring the woods.” The man stops in his tracks, a vein pulsing on his forehead. He looks pissed. “I’m warning you,” he says, baring his teeth at me. “Stay away from Alex. The last thing he needs is a distraction. And a useless one at that.” My smile turns hard at his words. “And what are you, his keeper?” I place my hands on my hips. “My Alpha isn’t in the right frame of mind right now,” he says coldly. “He doesn’t seem to understand that you’re going to be nothing more than a hindrance.” “A hindrance?” I laugh, trying not to show that his words are slicing me up. “Exactly,” he spits out. “A female like you, who does not even have a wolf,

