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I scoffed and whipped back to look at him. “You think you ‘held back’ with me?”
Was he serious? Echoes of his abuse played like a twisted movie in the recesses of my mind. Every hit, every punch, every time he held me down and—
I swallowed the bile that rose and scalded the back of my throat.
“You’re a sick bastard.”
He growled, the sound low and menacing, then hauled me closer until our bodies were flush. “Never said I wasn’t. And yet, here you are, practicallybeggingfor my attention.”
I turned away sharply to hide my disgust, and Huck buried his nose into my hair, breathing deeply.
“This scent—” he groaned. “You purposely didn’t wear enough scent blocker, did you? You wanted to draw in the Alphas.” His hold nearly squeezed the air out of my lungs. “Wanted to make me jealous.”
Adrenaline shot through my veins.
“We need to get her out there! Now.”Hades’ quiet roar in my ear created a cavernous ache in the center of my chest. I wanted to be back in their arms. Back in my nest. Back with the pack who made me feel like I was home.
But surrendering to the urge would mean failure, and that wasn’t an option. It had taken nearly all my courage to walk into this ballroom, breaking every Omega protocol, and if I gave up, all of this—especially this confrontation with Huck—would be for naught.
Worse, I’d be front and center in Pack Silvers’ minds and at the top of their retribution list once again. They’d come for blood, and I wasn’t about to give them the satisfaction of sending me back into hiding to protect both myself and my pack.
I discreetly shook my head even as my heart squeezed, hoping Hades and the others picked up on the subtle movement.
I was done letting Pack Silver rule my life.
“She’s got this. Give her time,”Leo interjected on my behalf.
“You alright, Demi? Blink twice for yes or one slow one for no,”Knox added, giving me an easy way to communicate back without giving away the comm device in my ear.
I blinked twice.
“Good girl,”he murmured.
I would have preened from his praise if I weren’t pressed against the hard lines of Huck as he led me across the floor.
That was the biggest difference between these two packs. Pack Maverick believed in me, while Pack Silver underestimated me.
If everything went according to plan, tonight they’d find out just how much.
Resolve straightened my spine, and I narrowed my eyes at Huck in return.
“You’re absolutely deranged,” I spat back.
Gods, it felt good to say that out loud. Gone was the cowering little Omega I’d once been, and in her place stood a woman who knew her own mind and strength. One who’d tasted the life she deserved and planned to do whatever it took to claim it for herself.
Pack Silver thought they’d seen the fight in me, but I was just getting started.
Huck’s gaze flashed with feral light and, without faltering a single step, he leaned down, nearly brushing his nose along mine. “Then why are you here,pet, if not to get back in our good graces?”
I didn’t know how to answer. Having a conversation with Huck had not been part of the plan.
Thinking quickly, I said. “I’m here to ask Anton for a favor.”
“Demi,”Jamison warned, but I tuned him out.
Huck laughed mirthlessly. “You came to ask us for afavor? After yourfuck boysgot us arrested?” His hand slid down to grip my ass. “Oh pet, before we’d even consider hearing what you want, you have a shit ton of groveling to do. On your knees. On your back.”
His eyes darkened, and he licked his lips at all the wicked ideas running through his deranged mind.
