TALIA POV
“And if I still refuse?” I asked as I suddenly felt weak. When Nera saw that Marcus has left, she howled in despair at her mate leaving us and retracted to the back of my mind. “Then I will commence with the attack and have you taken alive to live out your days in my dungeons.” He said in all seriousness. I looked behind me again to where I last saw Marcus, hoping to see him standing there again, but he wasn’t. It felt as though he rejected u simply by leaving. Steve looked at me in concern and shook his head. I knew he was trying to tell me that I shouldn’t take the offer. I averted my eyes and looked at my wolf grandfather and he mirrored Steve’s concern. I was torn in two in what to do. Normally I would laugh at Lord Cruorem’s offer and taunt him to bring on the fight, but… M
