To tame

She didn't have to be there. She had no mate.

She said as much to Lino, but the Alpha wouldn't hear or have it.

"Whether or not you have a mate doesn't matter. You are a maiden of my pack and as such, you will attend. Perhaps, in the mountain peaks, you just might find your mate."

Cassy's nostrils flared. "I refuse to attend."

Lino leaned into her space until their noses were touching. "You will attend."

Ire sparked in her eyes. "You cannot force me. Do not push me, Alpha. Do not push me!"

"I can, and I will," Lino fumed.

"You!" Cassy yelled, slamming her hands into his chest. He staggered slightly from the force of the blow but he held his own against her, refusing to back down. With every passing day, Cassy's ice melted into fire. Lino infuriated her to no end. He had no right over her, not anymore. She was not his 'anything'. Why did he keep acting like he owned a piece of her? She had lost the only thing that connected them. There was no connection,