Fangs of Love

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was right behind the door, it seemed like there was a vast space separating us, one that I couldn't navigate without causing harm. All my instincts were telling me to approach her, t

l dangers and threats was overwhelming. However, I was surprised by the fear in her eyes when she recognized me. More than just a partner, but a leader of the pack. And not any Alpha, but 'the' Alpha King

sensed her fear spreading through our connection like a toxin, penetrating my very being, leaving me feeling powerless. It was an unfamiliar feeling that I detested. Therefore, I chose to r

ese evoked memories of her: close enough to comfort but too far to be reached. I really wanted to take the knob and twist it, I wanted to p

e, her mate. This hurt me in ways that I had never felt before. How could we eve

r. Martha, I could smell her even before she knocked. As my parents a

ng my back as a prop while seated. I looked at her, and for the first time, the expr

t to be soothing, but I winced at her tone which had a calm buil

as breathing through my nose, ready to rush to

tortured, Xeros. For years. The scars on her body...they're not just phy

o keep my voice steady

beatings, from whips, from... other forms of torture. She's been through so much pain that her wolf... it's dorman

of a shifter's very soul. For it to retreat like that... it meant the pain must have been unbearab

, her voice shaking slightly. "Not enough to kill her, but enough to weake

s. They did this to her. My mate. My queen. And I had been powerless to stop it. The urge to go back there, to tear apar

oughts. "But you can't leave her, Xeros. She needs you. More than ever. And

at me to go back to the Nightwolf pack and tear them to pieces. To

calm down. "When she's better," I said, my voice l

ow, you need to focus on her. She's been through more than any one person should ever have to

he knowledge that she was right. Cassie was my priority. And I would stay by her

e her away from me, not now, not ever. And when the time came, I would make sure they s

e here, just outside her door, until