Kinsley’s POV

“Please,” I plead, stepping past my mate and eyeing the stoic Alpha in the woods. “Just tell me the truth. Why did you make this deal? Why did you send me away?”

Alpha Jonathan breaks into a sinister laugh. “You want to distract me from killing your mate for questions like that? Come on, Kinsley, stop playing dumb!”

I started to take a step back, to cower behind my mate, but the rising courage in my throat was still hot and begging for answers. I ...