Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 178

“Because he needs me, only I can command them to bow to him and he knows that won’t happen, he killed my family so has no leverage against me unless I’m carrying his heir.”

She chuckles darkly. “After we’ve solidified our position? You‘ Il be sold to the vampire king as a blood bag, Rhett told me this himself.” This time, I can’t help the fit of giggles that overtake me. He has done a real number on her when I just laid it out for her so plainly but thinks I’m the idiot here.

“If I mark him, and our bond will ensure that doesn’t happen, you twit. Rhett is playing you, he isn’t going to hand me to the vampire king and weaken himself.” How is this woman still not understanding what I am telling her?

I can’t believe he has managed to brainwash her into thinking our mate bond won’t affect him if I claim him. Mate bonds go both ways once we are marked and mated.

And she calls me naive and stupid? “Once you’ve marked him, he has no need for you,” she states confidently.

I mark him. Yet you still think he’ll hand me over to the vampire king as his plaything and personal juice box? That he would endure that agony for you?” I laugh, but I‘ m seething now, my blood boiling at

don’t know if I should pity you for your stupidity at believing

mark him, he’ll know what a conniving lying bitch you are.” I snicker at my thoughts. Rhett will

Her hand connects with my face and my head whips to the side with the force and I feel every single claw. The sharp sting of tears at the slash on my face reopening it and deepening and creating more wounds. “You

say I do mark him, how do you think Rhett will take it when he learns you were the one

are you

Rhett forces me to mark him, I’ll be sure to tell him what you did. Good luck convincing him otherwise when he can feel me completely and will be able to feel if I deceive him.” she pauses,

okay, that wasn’t worry that was her stupidity showing

if I’m lying or not. He’ll feel it through our mate bond, just as I can feel his

framed me for

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