Fated for the Alpha

breaths came in sharp bursts, the sting of cold air filling her lungs. She hadn't shifted yet-doing so would risk e

ing off the radar, blending in among humans. The last thing she needed was a pack of rogue wolves tracki

en't giv

d her nostrils, masking any trace of her pursuers. She leaned against the rock, forcing her breathin

surged forward, urging her to fight. She clenched her fists, forcing the wolf back. Not yet.

houetted against the faint glow of the setting s

g his teeth. "Looks like we've

ready to spring. "I don't want any troubl

menacing sound. "Trouble's

She met his attack head-on, their bodies colliding with a force that rattled her bones. She snarled, snapping

and Cassia's wolf growled in fr

rogue's leg. He yelped, stumbling back, and she used the opening to bolt. Adrenalin

the air, an electric charge th

t her like a

Dominant

ph

he knew that scent. She'd s

it was

ng a shiver down her spine. It

lia

pha of the Bl

keep running. But her wolf had other ideas. The pull was und

ing her wolf back. "Not

hadows, his massive form radiating power. His eyes locked on her,

e held her ground. She wouldn'

ce a low rumble. "You've been r

her wolf snarling in

he corner of his mo

spine, equal parts fear and som

nyone," she snapped,

down on her like a physical weight. "You can figh

t him take her. Not back to the pack she'd fought so hard to

th you," she said, her voi

His speed was blinding, his strength overwhelming. He pin

made her heart race. Cassia bit back a whimper, refusi

against her ear. "You can run, you ca

nt. But deep down, a part of her-a part she hated-fel

ire

she spat, her voice tre

ere was something darker in his

ee about

ssia realized one thing with chilling cer