My soldiers were shocked when I came out of the woods with Kodi’s bloodied body. I could tell by their expressions of mingled awe, fear and respect, along with the sidelong looks they gave eachother, that they thought I was responsible for her injuries.
My reputation preceded me, and I made no effort to correct them. Better they believed that I was still crazed and brutal. Little did they know that I had given in to a momentary weakness when in reality? I should have killed the b***h. I was as angry at myself as I was at the bear-shifter, and so I was none too gentle when I tossed her in the back of the pickup truck and ordered Stella to tie her up.
Daphne and Nash weren’t back yet, I could tell the moment I set foot inside the house. There was an empty feeling that went straight
