The Alpha's Forsaken Mate

ring into each other with savage fury. Elara stood frozen for a momen

teeth, the scent of blood thick in the air. She could run now. In the c

s were glue

ough enemy wolves with brutal efficiency, and his movements were a blur of power and precision. He

rce to be r

y. She had trained her whole life for revenge, for this moment when she c

thing was

mething deep inside her pulled her toward him, a magnetic force she couldn't resist

e enemy. She had

e wasn't a warrior-she had never been trained to fight like the Bloodmoon Pack-but she could be

directing the defense. He was fierce, every bit as ruthless as Talon, and for a moment, Elara wondered if Rafe

by a piercing howl, louder a

Kieran. The two leaders circled each other like predators, their growls vibrating through the battlefie

was it. The fight that could

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lpha Sh

dressed Kieran. "This is the last time

o a snarl. "We'll see ab

their massive wolves colliding with a thunderous crash. Teeth bared, cla

cusing on her mission-using the chaos of the battle to get close to Talon and strike. But all she

how she felt abo

rom the Silverclaw Alpha. But Kieran was no weakling. He twisted out of Talon's gra

? She shouldn't care if Talon was hurt. This was the perfect opportunity to strike-while he

them was too strong. Even now, watching him b

t. Blood sprayed the ground as the two Alphas tore into each other, neither one wi

rashing to the ground, pinning him beneath his massive wolf form. His jaws clo

ll silent, all eye

ra thought it was over. But then, in a desperate last-ditch effort,

dripping from his mouth. "Even if you kill

power to end it all right here. One bite, and Kieran would be dead. But s

esit

he hes

he didn't strike the killing blow. Instead, he

ft of your pack and go. If I ever see you

into his wolf form and limped away, his tail between his legs. The

as o

r

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r the

The battle had been hard-fought, and though they had won, it was clear that this was only the

acing. Talon had spared Kieran's life. Why? He could have end

ded to

to his human form, his body covered in cuts and bruises. He was clearly exhausted, b

oot through her. The bond between them flared to life, and for a

eadable. Elara's heart raced as he approach

quietly when he reached her, h

rd, nodding. "I...

omething soft in them-something vulnerable. But then it was gon

gruffly. "But this war isn'

ould be back, and when they returned, it would be worse than ever. The tension bet

staring up at Talon, she

r was far

deeper into a web of emotions she didn't understand. And as much as she hated t

deny the trut

falling