Elowen’s Pov

I stood in the center of the room shivering slightly from the cold air against my bare skin. The auction house had been loud and chaotic but Thorne's private quarters were eerily silent. He circled around me slowly like a predator examining its prey. His eyes moved over every inch of my body with an unnerving intensity that made my heart beat faster against my ribs.

"Turn around" he said his voice low and commanding. I obeyed immediately my feet shuffling on the polished floor as I presented my back to him. "Your previous pack marked you as defective. I can see why." His fingers traced the faded...