Alpha King's Gifted Mate

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cadence. The old man in front of me droned on about some obscure issue I didn't care to understand, his hands flailing in animate

rst!" he exclaimed, his voice rising like the storm clouds gathering o

n my head. Images of a girl I once knew flickered through my mi

d, feeling the agitatio

le

voice that feels as real as my own. Most

me about alliances and strategic partnerships, as if I were a child

gazes and patronizing tones, because I believed their experience would

ere in the room shifted instantly; my power pressed against them like a tangib

doubt me," I declared, my voice steady but laced with an undercurrent of fury. "If you think you could do better, then

led their bravado. I had earned my reputation as a silent killer, a f

eless self wouldn't dare; you can't even use your son because he'd be crushed in seco

ed on my heel, my wolf screaming for release, the weight of my duties pressing heavily on

ough me, a burst of primal energy coursing as I dashed into the wild. The forest e

leaping over fallen logs. It had been too long since I'd allowed him to run free

that wrapped around me like a lover's embrace. It was distant yet alluring

olf murmured, excitement b

like home, like the missing piece of my soul th

ing towards the clinic until Log

lacing his tone. I snapped my head to h

name?" I huffed, shaking

hearted glare. "But you'll want to brace you

ously close to fear. I took a step closer, the scent o

my voice. The closer we got, the stronger the scent

hifting from playful to serious.

ched for her, longed for her, and yet here I was, caught off guard by the prospec

t?" Logan teased, a glint

d me, wrapping around my senses like a warm blanket. I felt

face was the final confirmation. My hea

side her. "This can't be real," I whi

the world around us fading into nothingness. This had to be