"Take off your clothes," he ordered in his cool, baritone voice. My robe slid off my shoulders and I stood in front of him naked and ashamed. But when his wet lips worked their way down my neck, I found myself trembling in fear and desire. *** I was 20 years old, a maid. I was given to the bloodthirsty Alpha, the cold and cruel demon that all had feared. Knowing my love for him was hopeless, I made a contract with him: he would take down my enemy in exchange for my life. On the day I got my revenge, I was ready to die, until I found out... "Amber, do NOT run away from me again," he commanded as he took a step forward. "Don't come any closer," I held a dagger up to my throat with one hand, and covered my abdomen with the other, my voice calm. "Or you will never meet your child."