“Niall, calm down. She’s just messing with you.”

“Aysling, where is Rose?” Maell also spoke with restrained anger.

“Oh, I missed this dynamic of the ‘good wolf’ and the ‘bad wolf.’ Or better yet, the ‘crazy wolf’ and the ‘insane wolf,’ because both of you have a few screws loose in your heads. Are you going to threaten me with calling Mom now?”

Aysling suddenly stopped talking, feeling a strong pressure on her neck as Maell slammed her against the column, squeezing it with his hand almost to th