CHAPTER 17

  Elizabeth's Point Of View

  You're going... On the Hunt... You're going on the Hunt... With me....

  I burst out laughing.

  "Me? On the Alpha's Hunt?" I say between my laughs "Goddess, that's the worst joke ever."

  Sebastian narrows his eyes "This is not a joke."

  My laughter does down. I look at him thoughtfully and cock my head to a side, weighting my options.

  "Why?" I asked.?

  "Because the rules are, that every Alpha will have a partner and he cannot participate without him," Cecilion says. "Or in this case, her."

  I stay quiet, chewing at my bottom lip while they stand up and turn to the door as if this is over so soon.

  "Come, we have a lot of packing to do," Sebastian says without sparing me a glance.?

  "What if I refuse?"

  They all stop. The air in the room stills, tension swirls around me like heavy waves.

  "What," Sebastian says, turning around slowly. "Did you just say?"