Beneath the disguise

alpha believed the potent herb was still effective in subduing him, Draka's lycan physiology h

. "Grab those buckets of water; we're heading to the dungeon," he commanded. Aria's eyes widened, and she

mold assaulted her senses, making her stomach turn. She felt a wave of nause

's breath caught in her throat as she took in the sight of the man behind the bars. If this was indeed the lycan, he wa

riosity piqued by the secrets that seemed to surround him. As she gazed at the lycan, she felt a sense of wonde

ng for you. You should have been here since morning, like usual," he said, his voice laced with sarcasm. Alpha Lucas smile

yes tore away from Alpha

hed her, it was like fir

rn

g her

nd impossibly dark-dragged over her face, then lower, tracing every line of her disguised frame like he was memorizing her. Her skin p

ndering in her throat. Her hands

't look at

looked at he

ke a p

ho saw right

Lucas said, his voice slicing

ne, revealing the full size of the beast within. The lycan towered above them even while bound

nning to strip away the rag

t jumped to

lazing. She wasn't supposed to look. Couldn't look. But her body

caugh

rk was slow, kn

it was sin

tiff awkwardness in her limbs. No boy would've reacted like that. No male wou

rl was

snapped into

ng, small, and so very out of place. He almost laugh

saw i

ery flinch of her delica

iked wha

s said lightly, amusement curling in his voice

ked on Aria like he was peeling away each layer of

ips c

and gravel. "Are you sure he's scare

He wasn't talking

talking

d, and despite herse

-it was instant

stayed there, a slow coil of som

storm he'd unleashed. "He's just

ailing over every line of muscle, every scar, highlighting the sheer power of him. He didn't flinch from the cold

ed to l

coul

ed, breath co

prisoner.

ye

en anything mo

e dang

from his body. H

k

was. And he was

ed the room as a vial was passed to Alpha Lucas. He ste

er on the alpha. No longer

s watching her like she

ing who rules over peasants like you," he whispered, his voice menacing. Aria felt

rned pitch black, and Aria felt a surge of fear. She had never seen anyth

f sympathy for the lycan, despite the danger he posed. As she turned to leave, she caught Draka's gaze, a

hts of the lycan and the complex emotions he evoked in her. She couldn't shake t

bane coursed through his veins. He knew it was only a matter of hours before t

n for disguising herself as a boy? It wasn't a surprise, really. Everyone knew how poorly human

his place. He sighed, the sound echoing off the cold stone walls. His head fell forward, a

Only a matter of time before he broke free from this place, before he took back cont

when he did, the alpha would regret underestimating him. The green eyed girl, too, would find out what it me