Chapter 37

Troy

I was a little surprised by the power behind Quinn’s blow. Her wolf felt my presence, and she was slowly making her way to the surface, made evident by how hard she struck me.

Quinn had no idea yet what was going on, and she was completely out of control, but I couldn’t let her do what she wanted. Young, inexperienced wolves had a tendency to develop nasty habits if someone wasn’t around to temper them.

Usually, all this would have happened when she was a teenager, surrounded by her pack for support and guidance, prepared from birth for the awakening of her wolf. It was harder on wolves that had no one.

I didn’t lie when I told her that the only thing stopping me from rejecting her was the fact that she couldn't control herself. That, and the promise I made to Shawn. I would have torn myself to pieces and sent her packing with her two million dollars before I traded Elize for her safety - it was the only way I could spare both girls, but in the end, I had very few options, and