NICHOLAS For once, the bastard didn’t have anything to say. He listened intently to every word I said and I could see the reality of my words settle in him. I wasn’t bluffing, I truly would have killed him if anything were to happen to Eva. Treaty be damned. “Where is the man who tried to r**e her?” he asked. “Is that him on the-” “The man is dead,” I said coldly. “His dead body is on the floor outside. You should find his head a few feet away. You should easily recognize him. It’s Thomas.” More gasps went through the room. It was almost unheard of for anyone to try to make advances at another male’s mate, much less an Alpha. Thomas was a despicable bastard, but he never went after mated women unless it was an affair, and he never went after the mate of an Alpha. Something about thi

