I turned around, blind hope making me want to try to escape the other direction. But Damien was there, growling. I was trapped. As a wolf, they were more likely to attack me, so I quickly shifted to my human form. Kneeling on the ground, I tried to make myself as sad and pathetic as I could possibly appear. I even forced tears to my eyes. “Damien… Alpha… Please…” I lowered my head, putting myself in the most submissive posture I could manage, hoping to put his wolf’s bloodlust at ease. “Damien, didn’t you make vows to me? Didn’t you promise to the Moon Goddess that you would not come after me?” Damien in his wolf simply stared at me. For a moment, I felt a sharp, blinding victory. Yes, he had made those promises. He couldn’t blame me now, no matter what I did. He had to let me go. F

