The hybrid pup's glowing eyes locked into with unnatural intelligence, it's tiny chest rising and falling as red curse energy pulsed beneath it's skin. The ritual hall reeked of blood, sweat and burning runes. My scalpel felt heavy in my hand, the awakened curse humming like lightening in my veins. Leo was taken. Darius lay on the cracked floor, laughing through split lips. "Choose, Rhea. Submit to the bond and I'll call my men off. Refuse... and the hybrid will hunt your son down before sunrise." Ryker snarled, blood dripping from his knuckles as he stood over Darius. His golden eyes found mine, raw possession and dear flashing for the first time. "Don't you dare." The rogue Alphas closed in tighter around me. Jax's hand gripped my arm, Kai pressed against my back, Zane and Draco

