phin
. I sorted the scrolls into categories: War Records, Pack Laws, an
detailing the ancient Blood Moon Pac
he sheer, silent stealt
a of a dominant Alpha instantly filled the space, thick as a physical weight. His ice-blue eyes n
ed unnaturally calm, like a ribbon sl
before his Gamma pressure. "Waiting for you, Commander. A
grace. He stopped only when the tips of his heavy black boots were mere inches fro
h cedar-crashed over me, completely swallo
es on the desk, then back at me. A flicker of
ngue?" he demanded, his
smoothly, keeping my voice steady despite the frantic beating of my heart. "I am qui
peeling back my skin to read the secrets inscribed on my bones. I held m
slightly oversized collar of the borrowed tunic-before snapping bac
, his voice sharp, breakin
antly at the doorway, keeping his ey
deon orde
mug on a silver tray. He set it on a side table and immedia
e didn't hand it over immediately. He held it suspend
apping my fingers aro
on didn'
sive, calloused hand dwarfed mine. I could feel the blistering heat
se, suffocating heat that violently contradicted his cold exterior. We were stan
ed for his nephew. The taboo of our proximity h
he rigid tension of his shoulders, in the
hard. The iron control of the Direw
y slow against the sensitive skin of my knuckles as he pulled away. A jolt
p back, putting a safe, prof
rougher, huskier than before. "The Matriar
e trembling. The real battle with the Matriarch was about to begin, but as I looked at the imposin
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