Grim
I had a plan.
I had it all laid out.
And after meeting with my wolves, I had already decided on what I was going to do with Lily: treat her the way humans should be treated, which was beneath us.
Disposable.
Insignificant.
Weak.
But when I returned from my meeting, I found Lily still asleep— I had kept a close watch on her through the entire night, making sure she was protected and safe, her dreams calming and peaceful, her heartbeat steady.
Then I saw him.
A man in the next house.
Watching her.
I knew instantly he wasn’t the man she was afraid of.
No, this one was different. This one was too proper. Too polished. Too clean cut.
And in his eyes it was something worse than malice: affection.
Longing.
Love.
It made my blood boil, the monster within me barring its
