Chapter 345

AURORA

The air in that holding cell was thick, like damp stone and tension pressing onto my chest. She sat there, restrained but, poised, her confidence unshaken by the chains that bound her.

Her piercing gaze was locked on me, and I couldn’t ignore how she carried herself, even in defeat.

A smirk played on her lips, and I couldn’t deny that she was beautiful. Her curves, her confidence–all of it exuded a power I didn’t want to acknowledge. For one brief second, jealousy tugged at my heart–a ridiculous, unwelcome emotion.

“You think you’ve won?” she sneered, cocking her head slightly. “I hold more power than you realize.”

I straightened my shoulders and kept my face neutral.

“And what would that power be? Your tricks didn’t save you, Kaida. What makes you think they’ll work now?”

and mocking. “Oh,

casting her features into sharp relief.

held my arm. “Leave, Aurora. I

you leave. I will handle the scheming woman who

would be mad at

in her chair, chains clinking softly. “All right, here’s the deal: I’ll tell you everything you want to

crossed my arms over my chest, my patience running thin.

want my freedom. Release

anything

don’t have to trust me. But consider it: what have you got to lose? Your mate is just recovering, your pack’s at a divide, and Orion may close in again. Desperation doesn’t wear well on

admit. “What is

know it. I’m the best

proposition bore down on me. “Even

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