DAISY'S POV

"I know you want to meet your real daddy," I continued. "But Nick seems like a good man too. He wants to protect us. And he says he loves us."

I thought about Noah, my true mate. I remembered his strong arms holding me, his gentle voice telling me everything would be okay. I remembered how he had accepted me even when everyone else thought I was a monster.

But Noah wasn't here. Nick was.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear the door open until it was too late.

"So," a cold, angry voice said from the doorway. "You're the little whore who...