Chapter 181:Captive Defiance

(Scarlett's POV) The metallic taste of Darian's blood lingered on my tongue as I glared at him across the SUV. My wolf, Cora, snarled beneath my skin, urging me to attack again despite being restrained by his rogue wolves. "Wipe that look off your face, little mate," Darian said, dabbing at the wound on his hand with a cloth. "This isn't how I imagined our reunion." "Don't call me that," I spat, struggling against the iron grip of the rogues holding me. "I am not your mate. I will never be your mate." Darian's amber eyes flashed with something dangerous. "Liam promised you to me. Your father—" "He was not my father," I cut him off, fury building within me. "And even if he had promised something so ridiculous, it doesn't matter. Roman is my mate now." A cruel smile spread across Darian's face. "Roman... always Roman. The adopted brother who couldn't keep his hands off his sister." I lunged forward, nearly breaking free from my captors. "You have no right to speak about him!" The