the pack's bloodlines decades ago," I th
r was the predator. He was the reason the Draven name carried weight across the frozen northern borders. Five year
'd moved to the northern wastes, dominating the professional hockey leagues
s voice a low vibration. "Scared Peter will p
Academy, when Ethan was seventeen, he'd tried to lead a rogue hunt through forbidden lands with Lila. Peter h
ne," Ethan lied, his sc
ith pure disdain, his pupils flared. He leaned into my ea
eth, a jagged smirk on my face. "Nothing.
oice cut through the room. "Is it wor
skip a beat; it sla
uit stepped into the light, his black shirt buttoned to the throat. H
for the late arrival.
d ago, but now the words were gone. It wasn't just Ethan who
d gathered my courage and crept to the Alpha's wing of the estate. I knoc
ose you. I like you," I
d with a terrifying amusement. "E
m his skin. The scent of cedar and ozone had nearly knocked me over. I'd bolted down the stairs so
Ethan nudged me, snappi
instantly. "Greeti
hat. She's all teeth with me, but the second Uncl
h too long," Ethan added, his voice o
his sleeves. "Is that so? I seem to remember you how
t was a long time ago. Let's
reign," Peter announced, his eye
able. "No spirits for you, Peter. You just c
His silver eyes swept the room before locking onto Ethan. "So, Ethan, have you a
against the stone floor, the
My grip slipped," she cried
let out a sharp, high-pitched gas
d, his protective insti
ling her hand. "Why are you so clumsy?
healer's wing to have this bandaged,
houlders, ignoring the icy silence from
. If he doesn't hurry, that microscopic scratch
ok of pure disgust. They weren'
ria, you know she's delicate. Ethan has always
le smile on his face. "Have some, Aria. I remember you
anything about me. "Thank y
me were still empty. Ethan and Lila
Alpha, it's late. I have a hearing at the Stone Le
han. "Work comes first. But you didn't bring yo
"No, thank you, High Alpha. A
d in a car with him made
lobal hockey summit call tonight; I'm leaving
ver that smelled of cold air and power. I tried to go for the passenger seat,
," I said, sitting as f
ed. "Don't
asked, his voice low and vibrating, the scent
ed the pack didn't know I'd walked away
arpened. "Skyli
t the dark forest, feeling the space between us shrink
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