Chapter 55

Finally, they arrived at a clearing in the woods. Nicole looked around in awe at the beauty of their surroundings, but Alpha Liam was focused on something else entirely. "Nicole," he said suddenly, turning to face her. "You don't know shit about me. What you're seeing is what pack members have told you." "What?" Nicole asked, confused. She was panting heavily with her free hand clutched on her chest. She wondered if it was some sort of training. "You don't know me," Alpha Liam repeated, his voice firm. "I can't have you seeing me as some sort of hero, I'm not. Those praises you hear about me are wrong. Do not for one day think that I can see you as more than what you are. You're nothing to me, so the earlier you get rid of those notions, the better." Nicole was taken aback. She had no idea what to say to that. "I don't know, I-I," she stuttered. "Try to see me as I truly am," Alpha Liam growled, his eyes hard. "I'll give you a reason." With that, Liam led Nicole to a pack of rogues tha