Chapter 2: A Great Loss
The heavy iron door creaked open, and I turned sharply, expecting to see Jesse coming in to taunt me. Instead, his men stepped in, their gazes taking over me with something sinister.
My breath hitched.
They weren’t here to watch over me.
"Stay back," I warned, my voice trembling despite my best efforts to sound strong.
One of them chuckled. "The Alpha said to keep you in check. Said to handle you if you tried anything funny."
"No, No, he possibly wouldn’t say that," I snapped, my heart pounding. "Jesse wouldn’t—"
"Oh, but he did," another sneered, stepping closer. "He doesn’t want you causing trouble, so we’re going to make sure you behave."
Panic coiled inside me like a trapped animal.
Jesse had ordered them to keep me restrained, but did he know what they thought that meant? Did he care?
I backed up until my shoulders hit the cold stone wall. "Don’t touch me."
The first man grinned. "Or what?"