“A mate?!” Hana hissed. “Hana…,” Castian groaned, trying again to speak. Hana struck him across the face again, on the same side, causing him to face the wall again. “And you f****d her? Here? In OUR bed! For the whole camp to hear?!” she spat, grabbing him by the throat. He did not fight her off; did not resist. “What can I say?” he asked weakly, his eyes soft as he stared at her. “You can kick her out! You can let her face the test and die!” she railed in a hoarse whisper. He was about to say her name again, but he bit his tongue and tried a different strategy. “She is an opportunity,” Castian pressed. “An opportunity for what?!” Hana snarled, “This is not the plan. This is not what you told me!” The she-wolf, Hana, was keeping her voice low. The rooms were close, too close, and

