THE BEAST STOLEN BRIDE

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desert, rocks tearing into

lves howled.

burst from

My foot caught and I went

ammed into g

e'd fol

teeth and claws. The gray wolf yelp

d's wolf voice was

d to my fe

the right. Behind

f appeared

t from the side. Th

w voice. Mal

r-wheeler, waving frantically. D

w

y arm, hauling me o

about

atch up!

wolves burst out. One lung

wrapped my arms

f emerged, running full-spe

silver-leaped, landing on For

n went still, ex

wolf's ja

silver wolf's belly. The wolf yelped. Ford

cra

injured le

pointed. "The

eared. Smaller.

ord caught up. Owe

from a dozen wounds. Blood dripp

ide.

y. One room. Bed,

r, moved to the win

were desperate. "Five minutes for you to decide if

or

er, papers scattering.

graph. Tyler standing o

mates dead." His voice crack

t Tyler's

rowing down papers. "Payments from

m anymore. Hi

ee. Luna-born bloodline. All rights transfer to Tyler upon consummation. C

s Luna

ted. "You can command other wolves!

nother docu

efore he met you. It traces your bloodline to Marcus and Elena Blackwo

hook. "The

ce was ragged. "Paid to hide you!

own medica

the Thompsons died! Your real parents were mur

room

pered. "I wo

ds slammed the table. "They took your memories! T

hard, blood dripp

e was going to mate you, then kill you before sunrise." Ford's voice dropped. "When you died

my face. "Why are

's shout was raw. "I watched my pa

't even

her die than le

through the

ward the window. Terro

e. "We have thirty seconds. They're already

opped. "Tyl

n shifted to acceptance. Like

oor. I can fight three before they kill me. That giv

leaving y

ers. "If you stay, Tyler takes you.

ed. Voices shouted. Tyler

nd the

Tyler sound like love? The way he controlled

t Tyler's smil

lly

ve. Ow

und like a trap?

door explo

through. Twe

acing himself be

doorway. Still human. Sti

d. "Did you really think

es wer

, Lily. You

sna

n, exile. She's coming home." He

lves a

glass bottle

t the lead wolf's h

f turned

ing but clear. "I'm not

sion went stil

ing with him." I moved beside For

was patient. "You're c

." My fingers tightened in Ford

s. The exile is m

Explain why you rushed the wedding." My voice was steady d

cked. Rage twist

ll drag y

shi

was massive. Be

raight for F

and they collided with

d sp

ed, snarling, waiting

, Tyler's white w

clamped around

hat's all i

" I sc

f in the