Book 1: Chapter 26

“Stay back,” Aliyah shouted, panting heavily, “I am not afraid of you.”

“Oh but you are, little wolf,” Edward smiled. “I can smell your fear.”

“Listen, you don’t have to do this.” She said, panting. “Let’s go our separate ways from here, I assure you that I won’t tell anyone about tonight or whatever the moon goddess is hoping to achieve by mating us. We can just forget about tonight and live our separate lives.”

Edward had been enjoying the little chase and banter until he heard what she had to say. Every trace of fun disappeared from his face and his fingers were tightening on her neck the next second. “Are you rejecting me, little wolf?” he asked coldly.

Aliyah was scared, she thought she would be doing him a favor when she said that and now he wants to kill her? Just what can she do that he would happy with without threatening to kill her?

“What do you want from me?” she asked, the tears slowly clouding in her eyes as she found herself in the very