Alpha's Claimed Mate

Chapter 112

NATALIE

“ My child died when they knocked me down and gave me wolfsbane. ”

The first thing she reveals makes me shrink in myself. The foreign agony makes me sick to my stomach and I don’t want to imagine if it’s only a fraction of his pain or if it's everything he feels.

“ At first, they planned on blackmailing me with you. They said to me that they are going to make you come clean about something by using me. I was so scared, so I rejected you instantly. ” Britney sighs, rubbing her palms.

“ When I rejected you…my wolf died. That’s probably why you all couldn’t feel my presence in the Pack bond either. ” She looks at Ryker who is still standing by my side.

My chest tightens as I steal a glance at her face. Her eyes are glazed over, hinting that her mind is traveling to dark places.

“ I thought—I thought they will kill me. ” She jerks her head back, blinking rapidly. “ But they didn’t. ”

“ Why? ” Ryker asks.

My head turns in his direction. He is being too harsh right now. She just to