The blade slipped from Hayley’s hand.

Then, she turned sharply, her eyes wide, her breath caught in her throat.

Alpha Amarah stepped inside. Her eyes moved once, from Selene to Lady Havana to Hayley.

Hayley tried to speak. “Mother, I—”

The slap landed hard and fast as Hayley’s head jerked sideways from the force.

The guards entered behind her.

“Take her,” Alpha Amarah ordered without hesitation.

Hayley rushed to her mother, her knees on the ground as she held her leg pleading. ...