killed. Although, unmated
werewolves still could have sex with humans, there was no connection that
formed between them. It was only created when two werewolves mated. Dante
himself at one time had a small string of human female lovers in his youth
before he’d been mated.
He was without a
mate now. She’d died five years ago, and he’d been having a hell of a time
finding one who he thought would make a good alpha female. His mate had only
been with him for a month. They really hadn’t even gotten to know one another.
It’d been an arranged mating, and it’d benefited both their packs. The loss was
hard, but he knew all too well if he’d had feelings for her it would have been
so much worse.
As he unlocked
the padlock and removed the chain, he had to wonder what had happened to Anya’s
mate. She was far too pretty and more than old enough to have been mated at
least once, so he assumed she had to have lost hers. Dante walked inside and forced
his face back into the menacing stern glare he’d put on before. He didn’t want
her to see any weakness in him, which would not be good in trying to gain the
information he so desperately needed to learn.
His little
sister, Cora, had disappeared, and it was rumored that one of the Silverbacks
had her. Taken forcibly by one of their males, no doubt. The pack had done it
before, taking another’s mate against her will. It was what he assumed had
happened to Cora, but without proof there was nothing he could do. This girl
would have answers, and he planned on getting them from her.
Chapter Three
Anya looked up
from the bed as the man again entered the tiny room. His gaze locked with hers
and held it. She trembled ever so slightly as he closed the door and then stepped
up to the bed.
“Anya, it’s time
we had a little talk. My name is Dante, and you have some information I need,” he
said as she stared up at him.
“What do you
want?” she asked, trying not to sound afraid.
“I want to know
what your pack did with Cora,” he said with a growl.
“Cora? I don’t
know anyone by that name.” Anya lied. Lying was not really something she was
good at, and although she managed to hold his gaze, she knew he didn’t buy it.
“You’re lying to
me.” Dante snarled, verifying her thoughts as he glared down at her.
Cora was her
twin brother’s mate. Alex had met Cora in town. The two started seeing one
another behind everyone’s back. Everyone’s except hers. As twins, they shared a
great deal, and Anya was Alex’s closest confidant. Mitch had refused to allow
the mating, and Cora had told Anya there was no way her family would allow it
either. When the two decided to elope, Anya had given them all the money she
had saved so they could run away together. But there was no way she was about
to tell Dante any of that.
The man sat on
the bed, suddenly tearing her mind from those thoughts as his weight made the
wooden frame creak slightly. His gaze had not left her, and Anya refused to
look away. She would not be made submissive to him by doing that.
“You should
really think hard about the situation you’re in. If you don’t tell me what I
want to know, you’ll never leave here.” He growled.
“I told you I
don’t know anyone called Cora,” she snapped, trying to move her body away from
his hip that was against her waist.
The feeling was
too close, and her insides quivered at the brute’s nearness. It was such a
strange sensation, one of fear and excitement blended together. She hoped he
wouldn’t smell the excitement he’d caused to race over her.
“You know I can
do as I please with you.” Dante seemed to notice her attempt to get farther
away.
Anya hatefully glared
at him. He wouldn’t, would he? The unasked question was answered as he moved
his hand to stroke the side of her face. She slapped it away.
“Don’t touch me,”
she said with a growl.
“I’ll do
whatever I want with you. Now tell me where Cora is.”
He yelled the
girl’s