Before I could try the mind link again, Malakai walked over and stood directly in front of me, blotting out the rising full moon. He looked down at my bleeding hand, then directly into my eyes. "You saved them this time, but you won't be there a second time."
He knelt down in front of me, his voice dropping to a low, terrifyingly calm purr. "When I get your power, the stronghold is the first place I'm going, and I will destroy everything. Every wolf, Lycan, and witch will bow to me after I'm done."
I stared back at him, forcing all the defiance I had left into my expression. "I will not help you."
Malakai sighed, a cold, disappointed sound. "I hope you will change your mind. Zach has a few ideas to make you cooperate."
My eyes cut sharply to Zach, who was standing right behind him, hol
