I noticed Alpha Elias sneaking glances at me, and I tried my best to ignore it, but resisting the urge to glance back at him was difficult. I didn’t understand what he saw in me. He claimed I was his mate, yet he was ten years older than I was.
That thought led me down a spiral. What did he expect from me once we arrived at his pack? How far did he want things to go? The panic started to rise again, creeping into my chest, and I knew he noticed it right away.
“Lyra,” Alpha Elias said gently. “You don’t have to be afraid anymore. Where I’m taking you, there are no slaves. No one will beat you.”
“Father’s going to be furious when you take me back,” I muttered, barely above a whisper.
“What? No. I’m not taking you back. I’m never taking you back there. I swear it,” he said firmly.
“I can
