Tango with the Alpha's Heart
ly'
veway. I lived in the building-the pack house-for almo
loser as I set foot out of the
bowed. "King Xavier
handed him th
sked, looking
form," I said, smiling. "Wil
driver's door. He looked quite h
," I warned, and I
dens, and a tender smile followed on his lips
He said, throwing his
e embrace and ran into hi
re for me. He has pups of his own-all my age and all bo
male wolf close to me, but Xavier had a gentle hea
reen eyes were sparkling in deli
d, taking an envelope out of m
cted to go through their finances, look at their training and training schedules, and check the number of members living
bers have gone missing. We were trying to figure out
o return home for a short break. I still need
y face there, but Mila already gave me an idea of how
gasped, pulling his hand t
packs in such a short time. He turned, headed to
le, but he managed to squeeze his long
on the table, folded hi
?" I
off your assignment,
er. I was fine with moving between the packs an
to sit down, and I foll
ng on, Xavi
we did when elders and pack members were
n when Xavier tried to
Parker, using my mother's ma
officially surrendered his birthright to his daughter, and he seemed
ion on the attacks," he said. "I n
e?" I
to the Opal Pack, and the chances of
ust got back and would love to sp
d asked me personally if I would give you some time off.
hadn't seen Lex for a while, an
ld hear in his voice that it was enou
stretching out my
He knew if I made up my mind about some
argument. "I have been on the road for almost thre
saying a word, then got to his
knew immediately that
re were some caveat
visits to the packs on my table
that," I said,
led the report, it would be just a matt
took a few steps back, shi
s fully shifted. He rubbed Willow's ear and then
of home, while my mind shifted to the heartbreakin
ood moon festival when I los
o get to my feet. The most excruciating pain rip
out of shock. She tried to help me to my feet, but she
oo
blee
was in
conds later, the doctor arrived. They lifted me and
r hearing my own horrific screams tra
mbers followed us, trying t
ood," someo
es it..." a
poor
lly came by, the smell of a strong disinfectant h
ound, searching for someone who
f clothes and seemed to be
instead, a scream of
d I sobbed. I haven't be
, and a second later, a co
he sounded upset and close to tears. Sh
to find the correct words to inform me
infirmary, cutting Mila's thoughts short. A painful
eeling burned down my back, through m
uciating pain, praying th
fell on
horror, seeing that my ha
as seen as a first i
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