Chapter 178

Silvia I never expected anything good coming up the steps to this abandoned construction site, but seeing Sherman like that tore my heart in half. He sat there, bare-chested in the freezing cold air, bound to a heavy metal chair with massive silver-infused chains. They looked more suited for restraining a wild animal. The wolfsbane embedded in the metal was clearly burning his skin where it made contact. Rage bubbled up inside me, hot and fierce as Keal snarled in my mind. "You have me now. Let him go," I demanded, staring Wade down with all the courage I could muster. A tense moment passed before Wade let out a chilling laugh. "Should I?" he mocked, circling me like a predator. "That wasn't really part of the plan." I narrowed my eyes. Of course he wouldn't keep his word. I'd have been an idiot to expect anything else from a man like Wade Lawson. My mind flashed back to the things he'd said during our car ride here, revealing the deep psychological wound festering beneath his arrogant