Bound by betrayal: the Alpha's fall to BOUND BY BETRAYAL

Breaking

ty stillness encroaching on me as I watched him go down the twisting route from my hut. Since Mario stormed in, claimi

as

what I could and could not feel. My allegiance, my heart-it wasn't a toy to be thrown away and then picked back up at any time

in my life, hours after he had departed. And I still remembered his g

thoughts straight and decide what I wan

h the woodland quieter and the air fresher, I crept out of the cabin and made my way toward the pack's territorial boun

I had only gone half a mile. The air was filled wi

, "Rosie." Mario

titude that was impossible to decipher. I could see the flash of rage under the surf

rio?" I asked, trying n

the same question for you. Taking off at daybreak into

him in the eye. "Mario, freed

ten. Do you believe Orson will give it to you? D

. You deceived me. You put someone else before me. And now you're attempting to pretend that you have th

ter holding my breath for too long as th

e pain-broke through Mario's normally composed expression. The sharp crack

Mario, his posture rigid and defensive. He always maintained tha

th this?" He asked in

in the shadows. It's funny that you always seem to be where

ect. "Yes, if defending her entails not thr

t amusement. "What gives you the

stated in a firm voice, "I want you both to stop this." This isn't a g

, his face softened. "Rosie..." I resisted, shaking m

" Mario, you don't get

nerability in his eyes. And I had a fleeting pain, an anguish that was hidden behind my rage. I wanted to think that he

iff. "You believe, Rosie, that you can manage this without my h

espond, my heart racing. "

the woods, leaving Orson and I standing there with

's presence diminished. He turned to face me,

ou?" he sa

g voice, I nodded. "I believe so. I

es unwavering. "Rosie, you do

r. I was not by myself. Although I was unsure of my direction and what l

ng my lungs. Not only was I the Alpha's mate. It see

warning and rage, as Orson and I stood in the clea