SLOANE

The cold outside air was the first thing that hit me as I stepped out. Then Alpha Dimitri’s penetrating gaze.

He was looking at me like he could consume me whole if chanced. Except that I knew that couldn’t happen. Not when it’s someone like me.

I was his last option. The only reason I was here was because his mark had accidentally gotten on me. No other reason.

I took a few more steps forward, my arm clinging tightly to Lucy, the maid assigned to me. When we finally stopped ...