“I’m sorry, Freya, I taunted him and then I couldn't protect you,” Joel says once we are deep into the woods.
He places me on my feet and I collapse into a pile on the floor, feeling weak now that the adrenaline rush has gone. Joel sits down on the dry leaves beside me with a sigh.
“I got you what you needed from the witch, but it's pointless now that he has Alpha ordered you not to reject him,” he says.
“Thanks for trying, it was a long shot, but Niall always wins,”
“I think he loves you, in his own twisted way,” Joel takes my hands in his, examining my bloodied knuckles.
“He doesn't,” I snort, “he sees me as another possession, I’m just another of his toys to play with,”
“Freya, you just assaulted the Alpha and he didn't raise a hand to defend himself or retaliate. It’s also punish
