Chapter 165

NATALIE’S POV I couldn’t breathe. Liam’s hand was still wrapped tightly around my father’s throat, and all I could do was stand there, frozen, watching as the Alpha of the Black Blood Pack held my Alpha — the man who was supposed to be my father — like he was nothing more than a rag doll. No one moved. Not the guards. Not Violet. Not even Logan, who stood behind them all, watching with a smirk. I stood still, but inside, my heart raced so violently I thought it might break out of my chest. “Liam,” I whispered, barely able to form his name. His piercing black eyes snapped to me. I could see the fury in his eyes. The look was so disturbing enough to make me shiver a bit. I wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of his anger. “Do you know what happens when someone tries to betray me?” Liam growled, tightening his grip on Alpha Angus. Angus gasped, his face turning red. “I’m sorry!” Liam turned his head slightly, still looking at me. “I’ll be taking a piece of this land as compensation,”