BRIELLE’S POV

“MATE.”

Brielle's head snapped up in bewilderment and wonder as she heard the heavy words.

She had tried to avoid the looks, or even murmurs, from the leech-looking men in the room ever since she was brought into the dingy crowded room, her head bent down, but then this man, whoever he was, had spoken, and now she was feeling something awakening deep inside her.

“Mate…” The voice said again, and her green orbs blinked slowly as she whipped her head around the ...