THE ALPHA'S HEALING MATE; BONDED TO THREE

ser, But before he could, Celeste yanked her arm bac

pped, her voice sharper now. Sh

l, she strode out

back leaning against the wall,

saw the man grab Celeste,

ect her, but he needed to see what she would do. When she broke free

ght. She doesn't need

mean he would

ho was now rubbing his wrist and mu

ll, his movements swift

" Adrian asked, his

tartled by the Alpha

thing by it," he stamme

I came," Adrian said

or anyone else, like that again,

is confidence evaporating

, Adrian turned and

, a force

was in

d, clenching his f

-

ckening darkness, her voice laced with panic as a strange

rms standing on end. Her heart pounded in her chest as the sensatio

towards a nearby tree. She gasped, the rough bark sc

held her in place. Her feet kicked the air uselessly as she tried to wren

aunting like it was both inside her head and

rted around the darkne

hing in her throat as the wind seemed to whip around

rs of her eyes as fear

ed through the night, ch

merged from the shad

ible against the backdrop of the night. With a swift motion,

appening, the air around her seemed to s

orted in ways that Celest

re shattered like glass, revealing a pair of glowing amber eyes

m his skin. His face elongated, taking on the form of

on was so fast i

through the air, lunging at the figure in

tched the masked man, shift into

to fight back, but it was no use

gure crumpled to the ground, the l

s she watched the chaos unfold before her. She didn't know whether to ru

exertion. Slowly, he turned to Celeste, his amber eyes glowing in the dark. There w

isper, her throat tight as she stepped closer, cur

as if he were trying to suppress something inside of him. Then

ds laced with a darkness that se

an, her heart racing as the pu

couldn't understand it, why did he always come for he

er feel connected to him in a way she couldn't explain. But stil

he asked, her voice soft but d

presence overwhelming, yet he said nothing. His cold, impassive eyes locked with hers, but there wa

e stepped closer, her heart pounding in her chest. She reached for

ff. The man's face was revealed, and

ian!

isbelief, the name slipping from h

. It w

o had been there every time she was in danger. She felt a wave of realization cra

nd in that moment, everything she had been

her protecto

ed back. The words felt foreign on her tongue, but they were true

nterrupted. A figure appeared in the shadows, an el

ep and commanding, like someone who expected

ooked around, desperately searching for an escape,

ong hands grabbed her arms, pulling her forward. The grip was unrelenting, a

ied out, but n

myself, " Adrian's

as she stared at Adrian

ow him? Was he

andma wanted, but sh

hough punishing herself fo

gave her t

ted for a while before taking his

car, "welcome," his voice came from the oth

en there, "wow,

side. It was beta Eden, Adrian'

drian said, leavi

Celeste could s

." A voice said