Alpha Damon.

tretch endlessly around them, the trees pressing close to the narrow road like silent sentinels. Elena sat

on the wheel, the other resting on the gearshift, his posture relaxed but alert. His gray

explain what's going on, or am I supposed to jus

gaze fixed on the road ahead

t does he want with me? And why the hell did you show up

n. "Magnus is the alpha of the Bloodstone Pack. He's power

?" she

Magnus has his reasons, but the simples

able

Elena felt a fli

sharply. "If I'm supposed to

ected to the packs in ways you don't understand

bloodline? What d

ly human," Damo

h, and she stared at him, her

ut it happens. Usually, it takes a trigger-something emotional, physical, or... supernatural-

tle. "This is insane. I've lived my w

cut in. "Stronger than you should be

bike as a kid, scraping her knee, only for the wound to disappear within hours. The way she cou

e was answ

expression softening. "You

head, her voice trembling

he truth. And Magnus will do whatever it

t she wasn't ready to accept it. "Why me? What

uckles white on the wheel. "Y

kipped a beat.

said quietly. "She was part o

dge of her seat. "That's not possible. She died wh

low. "To protect you. She knew what you were and

. "No. That doesn't make sense. Why wou

ake sure you had a chance at a normal life. But Magnus must

stone. Her mother. The woman she barely remembered.

s this," she said fina

road. "You'll have time. But not tonight

rive passed in silence, the forest around them growing darker, the road narro

g?" she asked, bre

aid. "It's the only place M

t. She had no idea what she was walking into, but o