sand

nnecting with Demetri's shoulder. I

me toward the Bentley and instead slammed me against the side of the car

nk I am going to drag a screaming, thrashing Luna into the Pack Clinic f

m against my ribs-a rhythm that hid the tiny, fluttering secon

ed in and grabbed his keys, then slammed it shut. Before I could react, he scooped me up into his arms

tory. His cage. But at least it wasn't the clini

. When the doors slid open to the penthouse, he marched into the master bedroom-a cavernous space

the room. My burnt arm throbbed, but the fev

ng at me. Then, with a sharp, impatient mov

. I scrambled backward, pressing my spine again

into a ball, shielding my stomach. "No! D

lt, his expression shifting from annoyance t

ping with disdain. "I am not going to force myself on a sick,

oward the ensuite bathroom. "I am d

aving me trembling. He wasn't... he di

g. I gripped the marble counter, swaying. Demetri was th

us-violent and undeniable. I gasped, and his pupils dilate

opping an octave, rough with suppressed inst

my collar. The electricity felt like a

ssan

ears stinging my eyes. "Leav

ith his dominance, warring with something else-regret? No, that was im

ed in a thick towel, the fever had receded

sweatpants, his chest bare. Without a wor

his large hands surprisingly gentle as he began to dry my d

ing me to look at our reflection in the mirror. He looked at my f

ispered, his gaze locking onto mine in the glass. "You are m

rd kiss to my forehead. It wasn't a

s glazed over, the amber iris swallo

essive Alpha vanished, replaced by

he said aloud,

e. He grabbed a fresh shirt, not even butt

I whispered to the e

oor, not looking b

he wa

is shouting. He had held me, claimed me as h

I pulled out the envelope I had stolen from the grand

Confirme

d out of. He would never choose us. He

two, I tore the paper. Once. Twice. Until it

vowed to the shadows. "Yo

etr

ack C

bed, wrapped in a deep purple silk robe that slipped off one shoulder. She looke

pilling from her wide eyes. "I...

aid, stepping closer,

her face in his bare chest. She inhaled his scent, masking t

him with trembling lips. "Don't leave me al

e door, toward the Pack House where his mate sa

dra aching in his chest, but his duty-and

whispered.