Blood and Moonlight

ifferent directions. But Alessia noticed the subtle changes in him-his moments of distraction, the tension that seemed to follow him everywhere.

ng at a stack of paperwork, and Alessia, lost in her though

oice carrying a gravity tha

sked, unable to keep the u

. "To show them I'm not weak. To sho

sought to undermine his leadership. She had thought it was all talk, but now she realized the truth.

d quietly, almost to herself. "They

his eyes that she couldn't ignore. "They don't

knock at the door. A low, grating so

r, his expression hardening. "It's

in her chest. The tension in the house was palpable, as tho

up of pack members, including the leader who had tested her b

der said, his tone cold and dismissive. "The wol

hroat. The pack wasn't testing h

ould see the tension in his jaw, the way his muscles clenched.

underlying edge to it. He turned to Alessia then, his gaze

him step into the center of the room, the pack members for