Rory
“Are you angry with me?” I pushed down the link towards my mate. His hand tightened on my waist but his eyes never left Iliad. The males' eyes switched from their bright emerald hue to a reptilian vertical slit so dark it looked black. I knew I shouldn't have disclosed one of our most tightly held secrets in this war the way I did in front of an entire room full of people. But the people in this room passed Shawns loyalty test. They were shifters themselves. Shifters, vampires, fae. Most of their fates, their futures, their families survival relied on me staying alive. I couldn't fault them all for being scared. It might have been selfish of me but I didn't want to be locked away. Hidden like some secret treasure. It may be my home but a cage is still a cage. I was a wolf. I wanted t
