"Ann, don't tell me that you have feelings for him?" Austin asked.
"Why not?" Annette looked up at him and asked, "Why? Just because I am a rogue, a hybrid, and the Black Thorn Pack and the Blood Moon Pack are enemies? But I don't even know why they are enemies. What does this have to do with me? I am not a member of the Black Thorn Pack, so the hatred between the two packs has nothing to do with me."
"He knows that you are a member of the Black Thorn Pack. He must have an agenda when approaching you. And why would I lie about it? Annette, even if everyone in the world wants to hurt you, I will never be one of them. Do you understand?"
Annette fell silent at his words.
She knew that Austin meant no harm to her.
But what else could she do?
She refused Connor more than once.
She had been trying to keep a distance from him.
Connor was a good man. Was she going to hurt him because of the Black Thorn Pack?
Why would she hurt someone who cared about her?
