The Wolf, Her Master and Her Lover

the edge of the forest. The adrenaline from the fight with Ragnar still coursed through S

ing a toll. Selene moved to his side, her hand brushing his

gnar won't retreat for long, and the blood mo

," she insisted,

h flutter. "You've already done more than I could have asked for," he

of the moon spilled over them. Selene's heightened senses pick

alone," she

is green eyes scanning the

were surrounded. Wolves emerged from the darkness, their eyes glowing with

he?" Elias growled, ste

d forward. "Ragnar doesn't send us. We follow him by choice. And now, we de

er transformation still vivid in her mind. She was

h me first," Elias said, h

er smirked. "W

em head-on, his movements a blur as he fought with deadly precisio

avoid the first wolf's attack. The second lunged at her, but she ducked,

r number of rogues was overwhelming. Se

ime, she felt it coming-the surge of power, the heat spreading through her

se giving her the advantage. She leaped forward, her claws

But then a chilling howl echoed through

d a figure she recogniz

here was a flicker of something in his gaze-relief? Regret? But i

voice wavered, ev

his name. His green eyes darted to Alaric,

voice calm but laced with authority.

her breath coming in ragged gasps. "What

nar won't stop until he has you, and if that means

ping from his wounds as he stepped forwar

w the boy she'd once loved, the one who had promis

ng. "You don't know the danger you're in

ve him, but the sight of the rogues at his

her voice trembling with anger. "Not if it

hardened. "Then you

Elias intercepted him, their bodies coll

lias shouted, hi

move. She couldn'

left Selene breathless. They were evenly matc

med, her voice cutti

oth hesitated, their

breaking. "Whatever Ragnar has promised you,

body tense. "It's already too late," he said quietly. "Ragnar's plan

ppeared into the forest, the

ing down her face. Elias knelt beside

ce," Elias said,

aric had been her first love, her clos

s longer than she had imagined, and his pl

the treetops, Selene vowed

fied grin. "She's stronger than I thought," he murmured. "Bu