chapter 35

“What do you mean?” I asked.

“We could break that bond you have with your mate,” he suggested.

“You mean I could kill him?” I clarified.

“You can’t, he’s your mate. But I could,” he said.

I shook my head. “I can’t ask you to do that for me.”

“Can’t or won’t?” He narrowed his eyes. “Have you forgotten what he did? Or is the bond taking hold?”

“No!” I recoiled, taking a step away from Alec. I had a lingering memory of wishing Tyler dead, but now I couldn’t make myself want that for him. “Is there another way to break the bond?”

“Yes. But you’d have to go back to Wolf Creek.” His eyes were locked on mine. He was deadly serious.

“You know that’s a death sentence for me,” I said.

“Not if we’re smart. You need to get close to him, but not that close,” he said.

“I don’t want to go near him. What if…” I couldn’t finish the thought.

“What if you start to feel things for him?” Alec asked. “That’s going to happen no matter what. The longer you fight the bond, the more it will build. I wager you