Chapter 16

Damien's POV How dare that son of a bitch refuse to give the girls back to us? I wanted to tear the room apart. I had never been so disrespected in my life. They wouldn’t even allow us to spend the night on their land. That lowly guard, that disgusting vampire, and Alpha Ashton, all of them dismissed me like I was nothing. They’ll all find out just how big of a mistake they made today. I’m calling the council first thing in the morning. There’s no way in hell I’m letting them take what belongs to me. Those women are part of my pack. They always have been. And once I get them back, I’ll never let them out of my sight again. We were so close. I’m sick just thinking about it. If Zach hadn’t told Trey to start honking, maybe we would have caught them. But the girls were running from us, like fugitives. What did they think we were going to do, invite them to tea? I saw Lauren. I saw her glance back just as they crossed through the gate. The damn thing slammed shut behind them before we coul