Chapter 6: The Price of a Lie

The cold clarity of betrayal was a weapon in itself. It sharpened my senses, honed my focus, and drowned out the frantic, pleading whispers of the mate bond. Lycan’s pained expression, the blood dripping from his silver-riddled arm—it was all part of the act. A brilliant, cruel performance designed to break me before he killed me. Well, I would not break so easily. I would give him a finale worthy of his deception. A strange energy began to simmer in my veins, something old and deep, a power...