My mind was reeling with Alpha Tyler’s words. Was this, was this finally over then? I nearly fell against Jem with my exhaustion, but I made sure to keep up the pretense. What if this was all just a trick? Catch us off guard, and then stab one of us in the back. Causing horror and chaos? I wasn’t going to let that happen, since it would have been Jem, surely, that he’d stab. He was the one mated to me after all, and by Jem’s body language of wanting to stand close to me, watch me, it was obvious to everyone we were together. I wanted to show off my power, just a little bit so he’d know I was strong enough to take him if I needed to. That I would strike him down myself if he made any moves to harm someone I cared about.
We walked to the bottom of the hill, and I felt the magic flo
