“Of course, you won’t have to fear being killed or forced to fight like the others, but that’s basically it. You are my mate who needs to stand by my side but at the same time, you are beneath my feet. If it wasn’t for our bond, you wouldn’t even be sitting this close beside me. Help you? Don’t be ridiculous. If it's not benefiting me or my wolves, why should I? Just because we are mated doesn’t make you match up to me. Your half-dead mother and the rest of your vampire friends, have nothing to do with me. I already told you to consider them all dead, did I not make myself clear?”
My stomach dropped and my shoulders slumped as a strong bombard of gloom submerged me. Everything he said was to be expected, but the way Stacy and the others were going off about the 'sweet' mate thing fooled
