Emily fought to make sense of what had just taken place as she sat on her bed, staring at the ceiling and feeling as though her head was cloudy with confusion. Dmitry, the rogue Alpha who had taken her captive, had eventually disclosed to her that he was holding her as leverage to coerce her father, who was also an Alpha, into giving him more territory. He had taken her captive because he wanted more territory from her father.

She was overcome with a profound sensation of rage that she felt rising up within of her. How could somebody possibly utilise another living person in such a way as to...