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“Follow me,” she said.
Gage stayed by my side as the wolves surrounded us, escorting us behind Karina, who remained in human form. When we reached the place where we’d met Ingrid, we found her bound and gagged with her face and throat bloodied, along with her hands. From the blood that still trickled down her shirt, I wasn’t sure she would last much longer without shifting.
Beside her stood an alpha I recognized. Nira’s dark brown hair fell into warrior’s braids behind her back. She carried herself with an alpha’s confidence, and the scar on her shoulder showed she was no stranger to fighting for what she wanted.
“Nira,” Gage spat, his eyes glowing gold for just a moment before he regained control.
“Gage,” Nira smiled, but the expression didn’t reach her eyes.
She turned to Ingrid and ripped off her gag. “Is this the girl?”
“I’m so sorry,” Ingrid cried, and Nira viciously kicked her, knocking her to the ground.
“I asked you a question!”
Ingrid whimpered, and I rushed forward, but Karina grabbed my elbow and pulled me back as Gage growled.
“Yes,” Ingrid whispered, staring at the ground.
“Good. You’re a traitor to this pack. Kill her,” Nira commanded.
Three wolves instantly leaped forward. Ingrid tried to shift, but they were already on her. She barely got her paws under her before they bowled her over. In an instant, they ripped out her throat.
I cried out in shock and horror as her blood sprayed the forest floor. Her wolf slumped to the ground, dead.
I fell to my knees in shock, tears filling my eyes. Ingrid had been my only link to my past. She didn’t have to share what she knew of my family, but she did it anyway. Even in the few brief moments I’d known her, she’d shown me more compassion than any wolf in Ironwood ever had. And now she was gone.
“I’ve been thinking about taking you back to my future mate so he can watch you die,” Nira mused. “But you’re already annoying me.”
A low rumble came from Gage’s chest as she approached me.
“I suppose I’ll just deliver your body to Luka instead.”
Chapter 25
Freya
“Anyone who touches her dies,” Gage growled, glaring at the wolves who’d killed Ingrid.
When I looked up at Nira, she was waving a knife around as she talked, ignoring Gage completely.
“Delivering your body would be proof of my ‘devotion,’ you know? Then maybe Luka willfinallygo through with it.”
Gage reached a hand down to me, and I took it, rising to my feet. I wiped away my tears, but didn’t bother answering Nira. As far as I could tell, she would do whatever she wanted with us. And I wasn’t about to plead for my life.
Nira stepped closer to me, then grinned when Gage growled.
“I heard your threat.” She waved her knife around again. “Step back, or she’s dead.”
Gage took one step away from me, and Nira rolled her eyes.
“Okay… three more steps back. Don’t make me spell everything out for you, Gage. You’re smarter than that.”
She winked as he slowly backed away to where he could keep an eye on us.
“And you’re smart enough to know not to fuck with my packmates again,” Gage growled. “Tell your lover boy you found her decaying corpse in the forest, too far gone to bring it back to show him. Make up some story. You were always good at that.”
Nira sauntered over to me, and I flinched when she pulled my hair behind my shoulders. Gage growled, and Nira raised both hands as if to show she hadn’t touched me, not really.
