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She headed to the front of house, ready to start as usual with the tables—making sure everything was clean and in place before she moved on to the cutlery and condiments.
The scents hit her like a freight train, all of that lightness disappearing as the front door opened and Clark walked in alongside the alpha, Jonah Deacon, and his beta, Ryan Gleiss. They looked her up and down as if tasting her, and she swore her skin crawled.
Something wasn’t right.
She didn’t look at Clark. He could say nothing to her that she was interested in, and she didn’t even want to lay eyes on him. She could smell his disdain for her as it dripped from him. The muscles in her legs twitched, deciding themselves that it was time to take off and run, yet she couldn’t. There’d be no point trying to get away from these three.
“Morning,” Jonah’s sharp canines were on display as he smiled in a sickly way.
“Good morning,” she replied. “Can I help you? David’s out back if that’s who you’re here to see.” A sudden pang of fear and guilt shot through her. Were they here to speak to him about the catering course incident?
“Ah, it’s okay, honey. We’re not here for him,” Jonah replied, slowly stepping toward her.
“Oh,” her stomach churned so hard she knew they’d sense her unease.
“We need you to come with us,” he added. “Nothing to worry about.”
He must’ve known his words would have no impact on her senses and instincts. They were already screaming at her to get the hell out. There was no point in him trying to persuade her otherwise. Not that she would need any persuading anyway. She was powerless here. They all knew that.
“Okay.” She nodded. “I’ll just go and—”
“No need for any of that,” Jonah interrupted her. “We’re leaving now.”
Delilah’s head swirled with all of the terrible things they could do to her. Now she looked at Clark. Was this because of him? Was he seriously that malicious? She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.
“No trying anything,” Clark warned her, an ugly smile on his face.
She looked at him, her stomach turning with fear and disgust. The thought that she was planning on being with this asshole for the rest of her days sickened her. Yet just when she thought she’d dodged a bullet there, this happened—whatever this was.
“Where are we going?” she finally managed to ask as they led her through the door and out onto the street. She winced as the bright morning sunshine hit her eyes. She thought about how quickly things could change from one way of being to another in such a short span of time. When she woke up that morning, it seemed like she had the rest of her life ahead of her. Now, she didn’t even know if she’dhavea life by lunchtime.
Surely, they’d never do anything like kill her.Right?
So many possibilities raced through her mind, none of them good, as she was led to a car and told to get in the back, flanked on either side by Clark and Ryan. The driver’s seat was already occupied by Stan, one of Jonah’s guys, and Jonah rode up front with him.
It was only a short journey, and the twists and turns told her they were more than likely headed to the pack house—the place where Jonah held court, and where pack business was handled. Something was obviously going down, but at least she wasn’t being driven out to the ass-end of nowhere to be killed.
Still, it wasn’t looking good for her. The day these guys turned up at someone’s place of work and demanded their attendance wasn’t going to be a lucky one. Maybe they were just looking to scare her. Women were supposed to do as they were told in this pack, after all.
Stan pulled up outside the pack house, and once again she was led by them, this time inside the wolf’s lair, it would seem. Clark took her arm, gripping it tightly as he took her to an empty room and almost slung her inside.
“Are you serious?” she hissed, her fear now spilling over into anger. They had no right to do this to her.
“Looks like it.” He had that smile on his face again.
She wished she could reach across and wipe it off with her claws, show him who he was really messing with, but that was just wishful thinking. She glared at him. “This what happens to all the girls that break up with you?”
He pressed his lips together as his nostrils flared. She knew she’d probably gone too far, but she couldn’t stop herself. This was completely unacceptable. All she’d done was break up with him, and they weren’t even mate-bonded!
“You’ll find out,” he growled low, balling his hands into fists before leaving. She heard the lock turn in the door, and panic well and truly set in. This couldn’t be happening!
She paced the room, wondering what the hell was going on and how she was going to get out of this when she heard footsteps approaching.
The lock once again turned, and this time Jonah stepped into the room. “Everything okay in here?”
There was nothing she could say. Getting cute with Clark was one thing, but she would never dare go there with the alpha, and certainly not this one. Jonah had a reputation for being brutal and callous, which was why she was almost ready to collapse into a heap of fear right in front of him.
“So, I suppose you’re wondering why we’ve brought you here?” He crossed his arms over his chest as he stared her down. Delilah didn’t answer. She just needed to know, once and for all. “Well,” Jonah drawled. “Clark told us about your little… disagreement.”
