He found the Sacco’s alpha and demanded,Where’s Mila?
They circled each other away from the others.
Kane’s nostrils flared. He raised his snout.My daughter is safe away from here.
Rafe exhaled with relief. At least he didn’t have to worry about her being hurt in this fight.
Why do you think we’re here?Kane replied.She came back and told me everything.He snorted.My loyal daughter came over to your pack to spy for me.
No. Rafe’s heart echoed with a hollow thud. She couldn’t have. Not Mila.
He blinked. His mate betrayed him?
His world turned bleak. He should have known better than to let his wolf convince him to be with Mila. She was his enemy’s daughter after all. That’s what he got for thinking with his dick.
Still stunned, he was taken off-guard when Kane lunged at him.
Mila
Rafe, can you hear me?
Mila attempted to reach out to him, but her message didn’t get through. Was she that far from him?
Yes, she might as well have lived on another planet.
She paced in circles through her prison, searching for a way out. With a tiny window and a heavy lock on the door, her attempts were futile. This was the second time she’d been locked up in a week.
How could her father have done this to her? She was his daughter.
We need to get out of here, her wolf insisted.We must return to our mate!
As if Mila wasn’t aware of this. She searched for an escape from her dire situation. She couldn’t warn Rafe and couldn’t get to him. Her father could take Rafe’s pack by surprise—and kill him.
She sank down onto the floor of her dank prison and tapped her head against the wall. No, no, no. There had to be a way.
Right, she couldn’t give up hope yet.
Footsteps echoed from somewhere nearby. Mila jumped to her feet. It was Victoria.
Mila groaned. That duplicitous shifter wouldn’t be any help. Still, she pounded on the window. “Victoria! Victoria, please help me!”
Victoria rushed over to the window, her expression distraught. “There you are, Mila. I heard what happened and came looking for you.”
Mila’s brows drew together. That didn’t make sense. Why would Victoria care about Mila?
“Is there anyone on guard outside here?” Mila asked.
“No. They’ve all gone over to fight.”
Mila’s heart panged. She pictured Rafe and closed her eyes. She had to do something. “Please—let me out of here,” Mila begged. “I have to warn them.”
Victoria shook her head. “It’s too late for that. Your father has commanded all to fight.”
“No.” Mila covered her heart. “This can’t be.” She pressed her hand against the window. “Please, Victoria. You have to help me out of here. Rafe—” Mila swallowed. “Rafe is my mate.”
Victoria’s mouth opened wide. “Rafe? No way.”
“It’s true,” Mila admitted. “Please. I have to go to him. If anything happens to him…” Her voice cracked. She took a sharp inhale before she crumbled. “I couldn’t live with myself.”
