The Alpha Reluctant Mate

ad to tilt my head up to hold his stare. The anger

sn't reacting out of panic, he was thinking and pla

hen you saw Jax last night, did

ecause I was hiding something but because t

it," h

ut didn't dare. Selene froze a few steps behind him,

ted me to speak first." I swallowed. " And besides, I was

tightened. "An

oked like he wanted to

e actually did. If you weren't with him

doesn't look at people, but he

wl up my arms. "Wel

ven have. Something in his expression softened for a second before hardening

sank. "

n house, on the second fl

-circuited. "W

are not safe

She can stay in my room, th

bother lookin

pretend you're not being controlling." Domin

olerate me, now you want me near you like I'm

up," he said

not he

now y

t was flushing through my chest. Rafe grimaced l

ound frustrated. "I di

glare. "You always

happening, something we didn't expect. And it revolves around you whether you

d up. "Reach

else from reac

dded toward the house.

ther part of me knew he wasn't making this up, somet

I'll come with you, just brea

oon as we entered, I dropped onto the bed. Rafe stood near the door, ru

," I mu

re focused on you as he kept staring like he had a re

ain, quieter this time. "Why

ves sense things before we do, maybe

nized

Dominic does not get this protec

It feels like everything

softly against mine. "T

ed packing only a few clothes, my

e house entrance talking to two wolves in their human form. His eyes kept flic

body sharpened like he was preparing for a

m up the stairs, Rafe behind me. The hallway felt warm in a su

f a door on the right. "Th

brighter, and was close to his room as well. I c

ppens, call, shout, or even throw somethin

that signaled he didn't like what Rafe said. R

g on the bed.

to say outside," Dominic said as he l

t is

saying a word. This was strange as Domi

, but someone out there is trying to force a bond with y

ry. "A bond?, L

es

ho

cted to him. But the way he looked at

to steady myself as my heart

oes that m

e said, "It means you are the center of a fight you didn't start, and

d you think keeping m

eans I will get to them

em to comfort me or scare me into obeying. Rafe cleared his

an rest but do not leave this floor." I nod

out and closed the

ing so fast as I was scared of what was coming. " Why me, why is this a

crawls under your skin and refuses to leave. If someone truly wanted to claim me, the