Chapter 55

• "Where did you get that stench?" Ash's voice was a soft, deadly growl, his eyes, which tended to be a warm gold, hard and cold amber. He stood in the doorway to her room, his muscles wound tight, his scent a thick cloud of dominance and suspicion.
• Rhea's heart pounded against her ribs. She had returned from visiting the taken rogue, Tobyn, at the Lake House. She had been subtle. She had been careful. But Ash's Alpha senses were a force of nature. They were a force of a beast.
• What's the scent you're referring to, Ash?" she asked in a gentle whisper. She did her best not to let her emotions get the better of her. She did her best not to hide her fear. But his suspicious, betraying eyes were a dagger in her heart.