Tia's POV I couldn't sleep all through the night as I kept thinking of what would happen to me now that Richard had marked Mia. After breakfast, I paced around my room wishing I could snatch Richard's mark off Mia's thick fat neck My blood ran hot, and I dug my nails into my palms, the white tips turning stark against my anger. I wouldn't let this stand. Mia was nothing, a weak little wolf pup compared to me. But the mark... the mark meant Richard might care about her. Fear, cold and sharp, clawed at my insides. Richard. He wouldn't. He couldn't be serious about that little nobody. But the mark... it was a claim, a promise. And against a true mate bond, I knew that even my best schemes wouldn't stand a chance. But I needed Richard. He was the key to the success of my plans, and I wo