Chapter 13 : Blood on the Marble Floor

*Gemma*

He was only six feet away from me. I could hear his heart pounding in his chest. Fueled by what emotion, I couldn't tell. But of course, Connor could too and interpreted it wrong.

"Alright, enough staring," he barked, jerking his head back. "They're mine, so don't let your lower brain think."

I forced myself not to wrinkle my nose in total disgust at the comment.

"Give us a fake name at least," the Alpha sighed dramatically. "I like to address my prisoners by their birth name. It makes things more… intimate."

"Darian works for now," the male said.

"Darian. Clever thing thinks he can fool me with a Niburgh name," crooned Connor, patting "Darian's" cheek aggressively, making him wince and groan in pain as the slap aggravated his injuries.

My body tensed further. Raisa was squeezing my wrist so hard it hurt. But I knew if she didn't keep me in place I would do something stupid.

Connor looked and sounded crazed, breathless as if excited. "Have you ever heard o