Chapter Forty
"Stalked"
I suppose I’m lucky that news of my captivity hadn’t yet reached the Delta—if it had, he would’ve been the one to come for me instead of my mates, and that whole scenario could’ve had a much, much different end.
For a moment, I allow myself to contemplate the possibility of what would have happened in that scenario. The Delta got wind that I was being held by an enemy, unprotected, and decided to snatch me from them rather than treading on my home territory. If he’s to be believed, he’s—somehow—my mate. And yet, he was willing to threaten the life of my sister to get me to go with him; that means his intentions can’t be good or mate-like. The Omega’s he’s killed and poem he left is another surefire sign that he’s not here to claim me; he’s here to use me. He cou
