dy'
e sales department, the whole flo
throwing out details as if they'd known the man for years
were sharing a secret. "Wendy, you lucky thing. You got to st
k standing next to the Alpha is such a prize, tell Lucy
er hands, shaki
t look in his eyes, that presence-wolves like us don't j
epartment manager, strode in and clapped her hands at us. "So everybody
ssian appeared again, surrounded by a cluste
epartment, listened to Lucy's quick rundown of ou
en Lucy, who usually kept her composure locked down t
s lips was whether an Alpha that un
d do to me if they knew whose name was written on the Alpha's marriage licens
and dread. Only after every last coworker ha
r. But how was I suppose
e I should go back to that apartment. The
e time. Bare
ed to walk. It would give me space to think about the two
the corner for some vegetables and meat. No matter how
I needed and car
hen I saw him-that silhouette that was somehow b
d and easy. From across the lobby he looked less li
ng up and trying to sound as
s expression didn't change at the sigh
ll smile and came t
ences only once, back on our second meeting. The rest of
een us, to reach for him somehow, b
ing truth about who he really was. It made the tho
nly reached a hand toward me. On instinct, I t
least bit bothered by the distance I'd put between us. He
with the groceries, and here I was, letting my
ift the heavy bag like it weighed nothing at all. Som
r together. Neither of us s
ged off my coat, and tied an apron over my clothes. "
said it lightly,
forced a smile that came out m
yet we circled each other like two
st how things were supposed to work. But the way he spoke to me,
ts foundation, I thought, shouldn
d went into the kitchen, washing the vegetab
he corner of my eye, standing there in the kitchen
nounced. Lone wolf. No pack protection un
ever. But underneath it, if you listened closely, there was
him for a
nother Alpha's pack was a wolf no one could simply reach out and take.
more than that quiet safety, and he w
said. "I'
ly banked. "Good. Jovan will handle the paperwork. O
een treated as an outsider-a scentless wolf who knew little of the world beyond her own p
ction I needed-that alone was enough. As for what kind
the kitchen, alr
r cuts of meat. Fresh herbs. Something wo
d do was feed him well and keep the quiet home I had
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