The Alpha's Muse

of them in a synchronized ballet. The wind danced through his raven hair, and he eyed the ground beneath gaze

her that would be best left unexplained), - she also. Shoulders tensing as he spotted the shape moving throug

ters had

, but no amount of practice could have really readied him for the real thing. The breath constricted in his ches

n light that was almost gone. From even here, he could see the way she was holding herself -- shoulders

oughts. He didn't turn as his beta came up to him, her

muttered lo

ice-blue gazes of hers. Pack News Is Spec

own the cliff and scoop up Aria in his arms. Buried his face in her neck and breathed in t

ldn't. He

in the guest house. Don't handle her {security detail} directly, ensure sh

p. "You can't be serio

o me." Anything in his sight blurred red, an angry sn

inclined her head. "Yes, Alpha." The disapp

ar enough away from her now that even he could tell how she straightened herself like a soldier abo

aid Rafe, with a note that brooked n

every step was an eternity. He reached the bottom with his mask of coo

years had transitioned to a striking beauty woman. The blandness of her delicate features had become something more severe, making it seem there was

already out of earshot albeit the very soft tremor h

on off of his face. "Miss Winters. Sanctuary request:

deepened a shade before she shuttered her

wanting desperately to take it for his own. The only visible reaction he

than he had meant it to. When the danger to your l

h of the devastated girl he'd turned down five years earlier. And then her face set into som

s sharp. "You needn't worry, Alpha. I migh

and spun on his heel, walking in the direction of the pack house without looking back. He clenched hi

ven his own heart, if in this process he shoul

most too much to bear from the weight of her gaze and seeing all that hurt. He hurr

d, her eyes holding a disappointment laced with conc

ds to be done. Get her settled and come meet me in

d away from Aria, the tighter his chest grew. His wolf was screaming, howling its hurt at leaving thei

pain that was in my heart, the door

people crowd forming around like ringside seats, two wolves in their youth were squaring off - snarling and snapping away. Thank God the voice had

parted, bowing their heads in deference as the

her step closer. Alpha, it's and my fault.). "Darling I... said somet

dore flinched and took a step backwards on instinct. No rumo

ced at Rafe and quickly studied the expressions of fear, curiosity on their fac

ra practices with you, once every day for the next week.

e as hushed words followed him. He felt the gazes of his pack upo

r with his fist leaving a big depression. The pain was an anchor for him ga

before putting his forehead against

had no idea how intense they would be. Seeing her, smelling her... it had almost en

to take up residence inside of him. He had a pack to run, dangers aplenty.

nt, Walsh suddenly stood straighter and relaxed his face into one which bo

e new dent in Rafe's wall and how tense his back looked t

desk. He needed that wall, Peeta real

one meticulously bland. The duty guards are the two most level-headed wo

n his chest at Aria being alone in the gue

to talk with knowing eyes at breakfast: Why is she here, why are you treating her in

e's throat. "Let them question. I hav

e your tribe members they're waiting for you to

stood her ground and looked him in the eye. That was why he had a ma

ted the order of things by spurning my true mate out of fear and idiotic pride, so now we have all been throw

xpected to hear in his own voice. The stoi

l a lot of their concerns. And Rafe. <..<. "He leaned against the wall instead,")) She paused before going b

led, "You get one-shotted." "What's done is done. She was only there as a

ut then reconsidered. She nodded once, face meticulously blank.

concern now is to keep my men double patrolling tonight. Wh

ly behind her. As soon as she closed the door, Rafe sat back in his

had an itch to change, flee until his lungs scorched and his muscles spasmed. But he couldn't.