en

g half from breathlessness, half from the storm inside me.

s chest, whispering,

back, his grip loosening only enough to guide me towar

is chambers. The scent of cedarwood and smoke wrapped around me too strong,

arted, panic claw

tone was final, like car

k, torn between fear and... safety. Moon goddess, I ha

ch," I muttered, t

dangerous. "No couch." His eyes pinned m

exhaustion struck the weight of the day, the kiss, the

sion softened, just barely. He brushed a strand of hair

the bed and tugged me down beside him, his arm a heavy

dy and immovable. My wolf sighed, content. I closed my eyes, praying sleep would com

I swore I heard him murmur, voice roug

little Luna. But when you wa

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ext M

de it impossible to move. For a blissful moment, I thought I was safe.

s flew

my stomach, pulling me firmly against the hard wall of his chest. His legs

ry nerve alight where

rip around me. His hold tightened instan

leep. His voice was gravelly, raw,

died when his nose brushed ag

red, and gods help me, my trait

to melt into him, to let the bond take ov

rage, I pushed lightly at hi

nly stared, lips brushing the curve of my neck. The bond surged instantly, sending a

aid, voice thick with satisfac

ttered viole

razing the shell of my ear a

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en's

tone clipped in the mind

as still tangled in the s

t, Alpha,"

" I asked, m

in, interrupting the

ed, dragging on a s

her. I leaned down, brushing a quick kiss against her cheek. "Stay