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ve! We'll b
ame out. I was too small to be seen in the tall gras
d spinning me into the dirt. I curled inward, my fragile heart in my throat as I waited for the
the air, sinking into my bones. An impossibly powerful presence came to a violent halt right over my body. He stood over me lik
ng-his amber eyes, burning lik
sence that mattered. Violent, beautiful electricity crackled through the air between us. Every nerve ending I had scre
voice was no lon
unt. He stood there, a titan amongst wolves, shielding me. Time stretched on, peaceful and safe. Despite my exhausti
it, the thundering paws had faded. Slowly, soft whining filled the a
r than my entire torso. The gentle pressure of his teeth nipped into
d been lit again. My journey up the slope should have been nerve-wracking,
ne," she yipped
soul. I let her optimism leech into me, le
No wolf of this size and prowess
dn't realize we had stopped. I raised my
mouths agape and eyes wide. Then I was plac
he loathing within them piercin
h me and unraveling my wolf form in an agonizing instant.
" he g
linc
e wolf who'd brought me. "Son,
ed hazel; a crown of dark, tousled hair and tan skin pulled taut
ullivan i
lus's declaration pressed
made the ground shake. "The Moon Goddess would not be so cruel as t
hit like a p
. His brows were furrowed with concern,
ouldn't tell him it was his own
dn't just take the cloak; he wrapped me in it himself. Heat bloomed where he touched me, the mate bond singing be
" he said, his vo
rd, her face contorted with shock and jealousy. "She is a fucking wit
e did not lie," Alpha Zander
hild-" my unc
entering the Blood Grove was a death senten
e of guilt, biting m
nd got her parents kill
the woods, my parents had died saving me from the attackers lurking there. Some of the pack m
idic. "You are the reason I lost my best friend and this pack's great
d, my face heatin
yed my orders to find a way onto sacred ground." He closed the distance in threatening
as Sylus moved to shield me.
from my mate, A
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