SUGAR AND SIN

ieve I had ever considered trusting him, let alone entertaining his outrageous proposal. No, I cou

ady despite the fear swirling inside. “I refuse.” My words echoed in the tense silence that

ue colors were laid bare in a brutal display of violence. In one swift motion, he s

was futile. With a sneer, he forced me into the confining space o

rces beyond my control, with no one to hear my cries for hel

, the walls closing in with a suffocating

s straining against the weight of my confinement. Inch by agonizing inch, I pushed until finally,

uggled to make sense of my surroundings. with a sinking f

e I could make a move, a voice cu

pha’s girlfri

nter with her would be my downfall.

ure!” She scrutinized

he’s the one who dragge

dragging others into your mess. It proves you’re cursed! Yes, you must be cursed.

ult. This is all Delano’s doing. He’s to blame fo

rd. She grasped a handful of my hair and yanked. Af

gestured for the o

hat Delano had given me still lingered in my system. It c

d in. Everything went dark as I felt strong hands seize me from behind.

sounding smack. the force of the blow sent me reeling. I staggered b

ne of her cronies to seize me by the hair. What was it with villains and

humiliation. Thatcher’s desire to make

r. And now, caught red-handed in his room, she saw an opportunity to

o come. For in the pack, there was no room for mercy or fo

the searing pain of Thatcher’s relentless torture. With every lash of the wh

full extent of her fury. To resist would be to invite even greater suf

re torturous than the last, until I

linging to consciousness as my assa

R’S PER

ck, Jayden, made his triumphant return to the territory. Tall and musc

something—a presence, a connection, a stirring. His heart rac

at made his blood run cold. Thatcher stood over a figure crumpled on the ground. her f

His voice cut through the chaos like a

on, spun a tale of betrayal and espionage. “She attemp

eption. his keen eyes narrowed as he assessed the situa

ut

stare that caused the rest of her

lear that he would handle the matter personally. W

t beside the injured wolf, his heart filled with a fierce protectiveness that bordered on ferocit