I screamed. It wasn’t even a thought. It must have surprised everyone because they all turned to me. Garith chuckled as he wrenched the knife out of Rowan’s leg. My mate just grunted as the de was ripped from him. “I love Omegas. They are always so theatrical.” Garith mimicked my scream. “Ah!” Then he doubled overughing. Everyone else around slowly joined in, but I caught a few women who weren’tughing. “Come close.” Garitli waved everyone closer, but no one moved. “Oh! Right. Itsi blugh dor not ihnas provon ti.” The remaining people all closed in with Brandon turning away from Garith and heading straight for Lynn.

    “I’m going to kill you.” His threat hung there as he reached for Lyn. Her eyes shed to me, and behind the slight panicb, /bthere was eptance. I watched her eyes as eptance won over. She was okay with this oue. She nodded once towards bme/b.

    Then she turned to Brandon and smiled. “Sure you are.” She cackled once more before swinging on him. I screamed again, no words, just pain that I couldn’t get there. This wasn’t right, but I was stuck in ce. I felt hands on my arms.

    “You can’t.” A soft whisper was the only thing that held me back.

    “Stop.” Garith pped themand on Brandon, and I watched him almost fall. “I released everyone toe watch the downfall of our king, not so you could get revenge on a fucking she wolf boy. Either youe watch, or you stand there and re at the botch, but until I’m done, you don’t fucking move. Understood?”

    Brandon red, but then he nodded. He turned back to Lynn and smiled. “You get an extra bit of time, but I swear here and now, I will kill you.” He snapped his fangs, trying to intimidate her..

    Sheughed. “You think you are scary? You look like a little boy trying to y werewolf.” Sheughed again, and a few joined in. “Enough.” Garith turned back to Rowan, who was just watching everyone with ssy eyes. Something close to panic curled in my belly, but I trusted my mate. “Now, I don’t want anyone interrupting me when I am having my fun. So….it lor kina sizet.” I felt the spell settle on everyone again.

    When a murmur went through the crowd, I whispered the counterspell. “Itsi blugh dor not indi ahsa.”

    “My king.” Garith twirled a knife. “It must be tiring being thest bof /byour kind. Lonely even.” He smiled as Rowan seemed to ‘slump down. Acting as if the silver they pumped into his body was taking effect. “Look at you. Barely holding it together. The burn in your stomach? The silver we slipped into your drinks. It should have made it throughout your system by now.”

    Rowan just smiled. “Doesn’t matter.”

    Garithughed. “Why do you say that?”

    Rowan tilted his head as he slipped another inch. “I can still shift. Lycans will always shift when they feel threatened.”

    Garith nodded. “As I learned with your mother.” He pulled down his shirt and showed a scar on his chest. “She almost got me. She sadly had horrible aim.” Heughed. “Missed my heart by a fraction. Can’t me her though. Hard to aim while you are fighting for your life.” Garithughed.

    I felt my arm tremble. Thankfully, the long sleeves were hiding the fur that was rippling down my arm. Rowan growled. “You bastard.”

    Garith nodded. “I am. But it’s okay; my mother knows all too well. And if I kill my own mother, I mean, what does your mother hope for?” He turned to me and grabbed another knife. “While I would love to just kill youb, /bsadly I have to take my time, heartbreaking I know.”

    “Why not just kill him and get it over with?” Shannon asked, boredom creeping into her voice. “We still have to eat.‘

    Garith chuckled. “You would have been worthwhile if you actually had a rank.” Shannon struggled with his almost-pliment. Her face teetered between a scowl and a smile. “But to answer you, we need information. I need to know who his mate is…and who the first family isb./bb” /b

    Rowan grunted as a second knife slid into his leg. “You think I’m going to tell you?”

    Garith smiled. “I don’t think you will have a choice. You see, I sent men to the capital. And to the cabin in the woods. My

    mother’s bce/b. The one you spent so much money rebuilding. The one you thought was safe. Yeahb./bb” /bHe took out his phone. The men are in bce/bb, /band they are chipping away at the shield you managed to erect. Impressive.” He grabbed a third knife. Who bis /byour witch? Is it Amy?”

    The growl that left Rowas was loud, and terrifying. Garith froze for a second. “Is your witch my

    mother’s bce/b. The one you spent so much money rebuilding. The one you thought was safe. Yeahb./bb” /bHe took out his phone. The men are in bce/bb, /band they are chipping away at the shield you managed to erect. Impressive.” He grabbed a third knife. Who bis /byour witch? Is it Amy?”

    The growl that left Rowas was loud, and terrifying. Garith froze for a second. “Is your witch my granddaughter?” Rowan remained silent this time. Garith leaned in, chasing that tiny lead. Is she your mate?”