Chapter 213

Maxine’s POV

I didn't know what he meant. But, it caused my heart to drop at the implication.

He stepped away from me as quickly, storming out of the room. I stumbled forward, catching myself on the edge of the bed.

My breath came in short gasps. I felt the tears pricking at the corners of my eyes, threatening to spill down my face. I blinked them away. There was no time for tears.

I had to find a way out of this, and I had to do it soon. I didn't know his next plan for me. Ronan might have thought he’d won. But he was wrong.

I wasn’t broken. I was just getting started.

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I paced back and forth in the small room. I had to think and come up with a plan. I had to survive, and more importantly, I had to find a way to bring Ronan down. If I was going to do that, I needed to play his game.

It meant that I needed to make him believe that I was on his side. I had to submit to whatever dark vision he had for the pack. The th