Rowan stared at the woman in front of him in shock, taking in her agitated state as she watched him just as closely. ‘Ariana’ came a croak from the other side of the room, ‘you don’t have to do this.’ The two warriors turned simultaneously to gaze over at a second cage that held Nathaniel who was on his knees by the bars, his own eyes fixated on his mate. Ariana shivered involuntarily, her eyes closing slightly as his voice affected her before steeling herself, ‘I’m sorry werewolf’ she sighed softly, ‘I don’t have a choice, I can’t rest whilst he goes unpunished for his crimes.’ Riley growled, ‘he was punished’ he said loudly, ‘by you, when you tied him to the council and made him do atrocious things that no man should ever have to do, not to mention what you did to my daughter, who di

