'I asked you if there was anything else I should know about and you told me you had nothing else to hide and that I already knew all there was to know about you!' the Lyncan king raved, pacing the room he had pushed her into.

'What difference would it have made if I had told you earlier?' she asked. 'You know the history of the species. I was only trying to save my children from the wrath of the pure blood!' she said in indignation.

Hector looked at her in exasperation and shook his head. 'Are you blaming me for your mistake now?' he asked.

'No!' she snapped. 'I...