chapter 88

“I told you, I don’t want to be with you,” I said. “Stop trying.”

“I was being nice. I was willing to wait for you. You are my mate. You are the one who is supposed to comply,” Tyler growled.

“No. You are the one who should,” I snapped. I was done being afraid. Done backing down and running.

Hands balled into fists, I took a step toward him. “You have two choices. You can break the bond and accept your place as a member of my pack, or I will kill you myself.”

Tyler laughed. “Yourpack? It’smypack. You are mine. Same as a pair of shoes or an obedient dog. You’re my property.”

I lifted my shirt enough to show the mark. “I am your alpha.”

Tyler’s laugher died. “I thought they were lying. My dad said he saw the mark, but I thought it was his excuse to kill you.”

“You will allow me to break the bond,” I insisted. “That is your only option.”

Alec growled. He’d been silent this whole time, letting me handle Tyler, but I could sense his rising anger. “She’s giving you a choice you don’t deserv