Carrie’s hand jerked at Cien’s words. She took a deep breath, feeling suddenly exposed. Only a few people knew that Maverick wasn’t her mate. Now, Cien had just announced everything to Marcus’ pack. A sudden surge of embarrassment filled her. No. She shook her head, and she pushed it away. She wasn’t going to feel embarrassed about it, because Maverick was everything to her, even though he didn’t feel like her mate. He was the best thing that's ever happened to her. Even though he came into her life in a strange way. She never thought she would fall in love with the dark alpha that appeared in a room she was locked up in like a monster from a nightmare.
Carrie looked up at Maverick.
“What?” Maverick asked as he stared down at her. He tightened his fingers around hers and pulled her clos
