hapt

" the man said, introducing himself to

ne's eyes widen

wo mates, let alone being the mate of ide

who was still standing nea

of this?" she asked, he

er declared to Axel instead,

is eyes blazing with firmness. "Selene is mine,

?" Asher chu

men argued over her like she was

t Axel, apparently he was annoye

ds Selene. "You're wrong," he said, his voice c

chest, and she could feel the

d she felt a sense of dread settle

of Selene, but Asher's raucous

y quivering, she had never see

er roared his voice like a

his brother's roar, but

and his gaze never wavering from Selene.

gradually losing his temper, and Selene fel

their selves if she

mate bond with Asher but with

tance between him and her, and she could feel

aught between two brothers as they

s intense an

with the two men in front of her she c

stop this!" Selene sho

cked up her robe, and turned on he

e needed to getaway, to find someplace where she could think cl

ears streaming down her face, when she collided

e quickly exclaimed, her br

tly dressed lady yelled at h

too consumed by her need to escape. She contin

n!" The elegantly dressed la

arely contained and the maid cowered

id shuttered, her voice barely audible. "She i

eyes narrowed, it was appar

ng away for so long, she had fastened her fli

new slave and that this woman was not what she had expected.

get rid of her. She had to do something -she couldn't

ct quickly before

e bright sunlight was

he woke up, the last thing she e

l bleary from the tears she

om the bed and then mad

r, she was met with a sta

to last night, and her face twisted in anger

ne flinched at the sound. "You are the one who bumped i

d at Selene with cold eyes, an

her mouth to protest,

commanded, and the maids

she cried, thrashing wildly b

fense!" Raven's voice was l

ind. Now, the pack members drew clos

ruggled against the maids' gr

ck lawn, and out onto the lawn, w

ess, and she could f

mighty, feeling proud as she took

e a lesson, and humiliate

you!" Selene cried, strug

he whip poised to strike, when suddenly a

Sto

old, and his hands crossed behind his back,

l not lay a hand on her. Do yo

n's eyes widened

gure emerged from the crowd.

unned, her fac

stood beside Selene prote

a hand on her, you will answer me.

a wave of gasps ripp