“This is outrageous. Her lies against my pack—”
“You insult me by coming onto my land and making demands. You insult me for saying one of my pack is a liar, but your lies also shame yourself. I can smell your fear. Get the fuck off my land, and do it quietly. You so much as come near me again, I will bring all the force and the strength of a thousand Cassies knocking at your door.” He stepped up to David, staring into the other alpha’s eyes. He didn’t see any leadership within him. This man was weak. “And I’m not some man you can push around. Test my threat. See how far that gets you.”
Chapter Six
Cassie paced the room before taking a seat on the edge of the bed. She didn’t know why her old pack alpha was there. He’d looked rather smug the last time she saw him as he stripped away her pack rights. Casting her out had been a pleasure for him. After years of humiliating her, abusing her, hurting her, he’d finally gotten the last laugh as he pointed to the door, and she’d been rejected by the pack.
A pack she had only wanted love and acceptance from.
Her hands shook as she waited for Abel to arrive.
She ran her fingers through her hair repeatedly.
Suddenly the door opened, and she looked up to see Abel standing in the doorway. He held the key in his hand. He closed the door, and she watched as he locked it.
Standing up, she stared at him, waiting, unsure.
“What did he want?”
“I met your pack alpha and your mother.”
“My mother was here?”
“Yes.”
“What did they want?”
“They wanted you back, Cassie.”
She shook her head. “No.”
“Don’t worry. You’re not going anywhere.” He leaned against the door. “They’re afraid of you.”
“Me?”
“Yes. You see, they clearly see that with your power and how strong you are, it makes them weak. All those years that they hurt you, now they’re worried you’ll turn on them.”
She sat back down on the bed. “So, they only wanted to come for me, probably to kill me.”
“Are you sad?” he asked.
“No. I don’t want to go back to them. Leaving was the best thing that has happened to me. I’ve only been gone a few weeks, but it already feels like a lifetime. I’ve been happier here than I have in twenty-three years of being with them.”
“Cassie, I won’t ever let you go back to them. I will fight by your side, and if they try to hurt our pack, I will eliminate them.”
“You think they’re going to attack your pack?”
“I always prepare for everything. I have sent out an alert that I want the pack back home within twenty-four hours. I will update everyone on what has happened and make sure everyone is safe.”
“You’re a good alpha.”
“Right now I don’t feel like one.”
“Why?”
“Because I couldn’t give a shit about anything other than seeing you strip.” He stepped away from the door and moved closer to her. “Stand up.”
She did without second-guessing herself. Her nipples felt hard as his gaze moved down her body. She’d pulled on a pair of jeans and a large shirt. It was what she always wore.
“I hate your clothes,” he said. “I’m going to buy you a whole new wardrobe and then I want you to wear what I leave out for you to please me.”
She kept silent as he stepped toward her. His hand went to her stomach, making her gasp.
He circled her body, and then stood in front of her.
Both of his hands going to her shirt, he tore the fabric open, and it fell to the floor in pieces.
“I didn’t like it anyway,” she said with a smile.
“Good.” He yanked her jeans off, and if she didn’t hold onto his broad shoulders, she’d have fallen on her ass. “This body wasn’t made to be covered.” Her bra and panties were on the floor as well, her clothing completely destroyed.
He stood back, and her first instinct was to cover her body.
Abel caught her hands, stopping her.
“No, and to make sure you don’t hide what is now mine, I think these will come in handy.”
He moved her back toward the hanging chains. He locked one around her wrist, then the other.
Excitement coursed through her as she stared at him, waiting.
“Are you afraid?”
“It’ll take a lot more than chains to scare me, alpha.” She smiled at him. His eyes seemed to change, a flash of his wolf shining back at her, making her melt for him and him alone.
“You’re all mine now, Cassie. At my mercy.” He circled her body, and as she glanced up at the mirrors she saw they were just as good for her. She got to see every single inch of him. He only wore a pair of jeans, but even still, he was a sight to behold.