Chapter 6

My mother rose to her feet, her face wiped clean of the grief from moments before. Her expression turned cold. "You're really leaving? Without the pack's protection, you'll be a rogue wolf with no home."

I said firmly, "I won't spend my life trapped in this gilded cage, revolving around two men who don't love me. I'm a wolf. I need to run."

Her hand struck my face with a sharp, stinging slap.

My mother snapped, "You're the pack's bargaining chip, Harper. Don't make yourself worthless. If the pack hadn't taken you in, a weakling like you would've died in…