Veiled threats

Adam continued to look serious, but Anna could see from his eyes that he was enjoying himself, but he looked away and went back to staring at the ceiling.

“So Max talked about it with you...”

“I saw it.”

“Max needed your fear, or dread, for you to accept being his wife, in fact. He told you that when I made those tapes, I still didn't have command of as many territories as I do today? I was still searching for my place. I still wanted to achieve something other than my authority over the werewolves. I felt useless, I... I didn't think I deserved to have everything I'd received without doing anything. Something that even Max doesn't know was that my enemies blackmailed me all the time. They threatened his safety. If I hadn't made them leave, and continued to believe that I was a danger to them, they'd be dead today.”

“I already hated you, Adam. Max didn't have to lie to me or use underhanded tricks to win me over. I fell in love with him. I was the one who imposed a physical