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"You’re a stupid ainst the leaders is a death wish Is she really worth it?" He nodded in my direction

My head shook from side to side, butwithThe room was quiet while they waited for Adalanced at Eve She was seething Her jaas clenched tight and her brown eyes had a slight golden glow to them Her shoulders were stiff, nostrils flared, and theto say about it, I’d be dead co up, I cut in front of Ada?"

"What?" Adam said incredulously "Are you in such a hurry to die, Anna?"

I ignored the anger in his voice and waited for the leaders to answer er radiating off of him as he stood behind ht

"If you object to your alpha’s help, there’s nothing Adaretfully

"This is bullshit," Ada the nearby wall He stalked off into another roo so hard it rattled the room Eve stood, walked around the table, and stopped as she passed ht, no it hasn’t" She smiled and left the room, probably to bitch at her mate I hated, absolutely hated, that she and Adaether after I bit the dust If I had one dying wish, it’d be that Adam would be rid of her for once and all Maybe he’d find soated to her

"When does it happen?" I asked, hugging my arms to my chest

"Normally, a sort of assembly is called where you pack mates stand witness to your death," Wades said with a bit of unease If I didn’t know better, I’d say Wade was al withIt was like I had shut down and accepted it I didn’t need to be told how unusual that was, I knew

Wade looked at the ed as if to say that was fine with theoodbyes Maybe I’d contact the fan mental illness or some nonsense to help them understand why I did what I did Not that any excuse would make them okay with the fact they’d lost a loved one My stoht I reme I didn’t want to bestow on anyone, yet I had

"To from his chair I turned to leave, but stopped when Wade called my name

"I won’t run," I told him I needed some time alone He didn’t look like he liked that idea, but he didn’t press further He nodded, his eyes full of understanding, and I walked out

I rabbed me from behind I whirled around, ready to punch ht Adam’s face was full of fury, but his eyes were so sadwould make me run, it was this ladly play the part of an outlaw Never seeing Adahed on my mind What about the fact that you killed three people? I closedI could do about that was pay withtheirs

Ada arms encircled my waist, and he squeezed me to his chest His head rested on ht and the beating of our hearts was a ly beautiful I closed my eyes and focused on the tune As I listened, our heartbeats were in sync As I thought about it, an to beat harder Adam’s rhythm picked up in pace and matched mine perfectly I stepped out of his embrace and stared at him dumbfounded It could be that because I was loyal to him and he was my alpha, my as in tune with hi I didn’t know about Still, so told me it wasn’t a connection between alpha and subordinate My hand fell toand the heavy book I’d forgotten to return Maybe the beating of our hearts had soes

"What were you thinking?" Ada as he stared at me "You can’t lie down and die, Anna You and I both know you did not kill those people"

I stared at the ground, unable to see the anger on his face What if I did give in to hope and co an entire day to accept as co up to judge his reaction

He took a step back and scrubbed a hand over his face as if that’d erase the frustration he was feeling "That test was not proof you killed that lady--or the others A trace of someone else’s blood was found Maybe that was the actual killer Yet you’re so ready to take the blaot louder and louder until he was yelling