Mia's POV
Baine and I were standing on the outside of a heavily wooded area. It was just the two of us, and it really wasn't settling right. I couldn't help by thinking the worst. I had no idea who was lurking out there. What if it was someone from the kingdom or Shawn himself. He was the lycan king now and the power that came with that.
Baine didn't stand a chance even if he was a beta. It's not like i can exactly help him defend us. Plus, i have no doubt that Shawn would kill Baine out of a jealous rage. He would automatically think that Baine and i are together. I would lose him. That thought alone was giving me the worst kind of anxiety. I hated myself right now. I was putting Baine's life on the line, and for what? Because he made me feel happy? Because I could open up to him? Thos
