My Forbidden Alpha

he scent of blood and the

nst the damp earth. The sharp tang of pine needles pricked her soles, but she didn't stop. She couldn't. Not with

gettin

moved between the trees, no more than shadows, but they were fast-too fast for humans. She had underes

rough the black canopy. Selene's heart drummed wildly in her chest as the curse w

o taste copper. Fate was a cruel mistress, b

e!" a rough voice ba

along. For days, the hunters had flushed her from safe haven after safe haven, driving her deeper into their t

through a tangle of thornbushes. The thorns sliced her arms and shoulders, but she gritted her teet

lea

pen, an

the realization hit her

d from the tree line like shadows given form, their weapons gleaming faintly in the moonlight. Si

gap between them, and Selene could feel their sa

his smile a flash of white teeth. His voice oozed con

lessly beneath her skin, desperate to rise, but she fought the shift. It was too risky. Even if she

et dangling menacingly from his glove

e lies. You wouldn't waste silver on

ing. He raised his bow, the silver arrow tr

slo

let the arrow fly, a deafening growl erupted from the shadows. The sound tore through

ce that rippled through the air, raw and undeniable. Her wolf r

pped into th

His black hair was tousled, as though he'd just woken from sleep, but his amber eyes glowed with a deadl

ci

ed her shock behind a scowl. Of all th

ers stammered, lowering his wea

arried the weight of thunder. His eyes flicked toward Selene, lingering for

her man said quickly, pointing

d, his lip curling back to reveal the faintest hint of fang

ed like stones

to argue, to tell him she didn't need his protection, but some

ters protested. "She's one of them. He

ion spread throu

who heard it, a stain she could never scrub clean. Years had passed since their destruct

htly, his expression unread

hrough Selene's body, and she fro

t him, dumbfounded.

g an octave. The shadows around him seemed to deep

hunters lowered their weapons, muttering curses under their breath as they turned and retreated back

ring fel

her fists clenched at her side

in place. "You wouldn't h

he shot back, her voice sh

across his otherwise stoic face. "And y

ped a beat every time his golden eyes locked onto hers. The alpha aura surrounding hi

ing to let him see how much his presence

afting from him. His eyes searched hers for a long moment b

caught in her

casting a shadow over her. "You're mine. And I don't t

e meaning of his words sank in. She s

ispered. "Yo

opping to a soft growl. "Deny it all

nd. No. It wasn't possible. It couldn't be. Yet, as she looked into h

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