ry

s his long, powerful fingers flat agains

onto mine, he spoke in a deep, stead

d top-tier authority over our financial resources and receiv

tching my face before la

rcles. Aside from mandatory Pack ceremonies and dinners with the

ocked out the dim light of the hallway, he l

you will maintain absolute loyalty to this bond. You

h loosened; generous funding, top protection, and persona

es both ways. I expect Mr. Meadow

ol tone word for word, and a faint s

ha's biology and instincts make it physically impossib

have zero disagree

the heavy black fountain

ract take effe

ed into the Pack network, there is

aze back, Jaxson spok

t ri

with the essence blood of both parties does the ancient

ting to see if I would flinch at t

he gold nib of the pen to the bottom of the parchm

I accept th

gned parchment back across the maho

as the night grew late, yet Dolly was still standing by t

e Alpha who held my destiny in his hands, I knew I had jus

son

beside hers and pressed the Twilight Pack's heavy signet

to clench my fist under the table to control my inner wolf, which wa

, the ancient Mate-bond carved into my blood by the M

I had hunted across the entire territory had been

, with proud, fearless eyes that looked nothing like my memory-except

ut, making me chase a shadow while my true Fated Mate

r into my lap, and sink my fangs into her pale neck for a

th a hunger that bordered on madness, and now that sh

ntract, I rose from the