CHAPTER 32

Scar was pretty sure it was a few hours later, judging by the window showing night outside, when she was roused from a state of semi-consciousness by the sound of muffled voices yelling above her . It was hard to make out words through the walls surrounding her, but she could recognize the voices as belonging to Shadow and Damon.

She got up and climbed the stairs, pressing her ear to the locked door. “Damon , the only thing you’re accomplishing is making her love you!”

“Maybe that’s true,” Damon said. “Maybe she’ll love you now, but she’ll destroy us later, when she learns the truth .”

“What truth is that? That you’re always right? That the clan will never accept the marriage ?”

“That she owes this pack her loyalty, and that she warming your bed every night is an abomination !”

“Shadow , this is cruel!”

“Any crueler than what Eve did to us? Disappearing for weeks and then turning up to ruin our clan ?”

“Yes! It is crueler than that! But she got what she deserves ; she’s d