Rita's POV

Maeve was quiet for another two minutes, her eyes calculating. Then she finally spoke. “I want compensation,” she said plainly. “Oliver is furious with me after what happened this morning. He’s trying to force me out of the coven, and I have nowhere else to go.”

She crossed her arms. “So either those men offer me a home near their pack for protection, or I want three hundred thousand dollars. Oliver won’t want me even if Maya disappears. I know that now. This is my ...