Chapter Twenty – The Price of Power
Zara's POV
Vorgris lunged at Hunter, her rage unrelenting.
I fought against her, trying to pull her back, trying to regain control, but she was too far gone.
"They are all the same!" she roared in my head. "They fear us! They hate us! We should end him before he betrays us too!"
"No!" I pushed back with everything I had, but it was like trying to hold back a storm.
I stared towards where Hunter stood as I wished to tell him how sorry I was.
Hunter moved fast.
Before my wolf could strike, his hand shot out, gripping the back of my neck with unnatural force.
I snarled, thrashing against him, but his grip only tightened.
"Zara!" he roared, his voice echoing in my skull.
I struggled, my claws scraping against the ground, but he didn't let go.
His green eyes burned into mine, filled with anger—but something else, too.
Something like desperation.
"Enough!"
