Ford
rius's face was
; it disintegrated. For a split second, I saw the real
sical backlas
began to fray. I bit the inside of my cheek hard enough to taste blood, refusing to let ou
d into absolute rage. A palpable wave of power rolled off him, the oppressive aura of an Alpha demanding submiss
angerous, glowing gold. "Do you have any idea wha
. To shrink back. To sub
on, his bloodline hold over me weakened. His power f
ious gaze wit
y, enunciating each word with precision. "I, Ciara Ford,
stance between us in a blink, his shadow falling over me. H
rled, his face inches from min
y arm from
, it made him stumble back a half-step. He stared at h
oice dropping to a frigid whisper. "And do not
uly lost control of a situation with me. His handso
ning cruel to mask the pain of the tearing bond. "Who would wa
caped my lips. It was a
an eyebrow. "That's a diagnos
a folded piece of paper. I had charmed a young, naive apprentice healer into printing it fo
o the coffee ta
ere the words: "No signs of feral behavior or clinical psychosis. Patient's w
strict. He looked back at me, a new, unsettling emotion in his eyes: suspici
eginning to suspect he
room reached its breaking
ed at the door, his fr
wed by the sound of a k
he had a key
vered ceramic bowl, a perfect picture of domestic concern. She had on a soft pin
. "I heard Ciara was coming home, so I bro
d off as she too
diating fury and clutching his
er lip began to tremble. She looked from me to Darius,
soup bowl to her chest like a shiel
ngredient in this disaster. It was a
ow had nowhere to go. He couldn't yell at this p
e unfold. I felt strangely detached,
rough the thick silence. "You're not inte
ius, who looked trapped betw
cold as a w
him but meant for her. "Now, Darius. Are you going to get out of my persona
her hands. The mask of innocence finally slipped for
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