Bound To My Forbidden Mate

ne's

e been this clo

oned land between the Witch Kingdom of Lunaris and the Werewolf King

e space between our worlds where magic was wild and unpr

for the silver petals that glowed faintly in the afternoon ligh

napped b

nctively to the dagger at my

olves. They were massive, easily twice the size of any natural animal. Thei

their minds and their humanity. The

sket and raised my hands, calling my magic to my f

rned, my voice st

ad out, circling me slowly. Hunting

st one lu

f's chest and sent it flying backward into a tree. But the o

The wolf's claws caught my arm, tearing through my sleeve. I

them were circling again, tighter this time. My magic w

ing to d

I had at it but I knew it wouldn't be enough. The w

and massive slammed i

ogues. Its fur was pure black and it

us efficiency. The rogue didn't stand a chanc

black wolf. They attacked together,

ay. It dodged their attacks and struck back with precision. One rogue went down with its thr

the ground. And standing in the middle of them was the bl

straction to escape back to witch territor

olf turned

eyes

he rogues. These eyes were intelligent. Aware. And they

ting my heart to this creature. Recognition of someth

ething else. Someth

d. The words came out b

ly, as if surprised I'd spoken

back, raising

ome any

each other. My heart pounded bu

alling my name. The border guar

und. It looked at me one more time, its sil

into werewolf territory, d

ring, weapons drawn. They saw the de

ened? Are

wn at my bl

attack

ive?" One guard e

cious kills.

em about the black wolf. Should report that a

thing st

gic,"

to fight

me back to the witch kingdom, lecturing me the entire way ab

silver eyes. The way they'd looke

knew that. They were violent creatures who couldn't contro

d protected me instead of kill

h

on my arm and wrapped it with bandages. T

top thinking abo

Somewhere beyond those trees was the werewolf kingdom.

e it again. That I should

tching me from the darkness. And when I wok

weeks

lped in the healing ward. I did everything I could t

g, a scroll arr

ng hands, already know

mmons for the M

rned twenty-one. It was tradition. Law. I'd known i

d all the rules. Representatives from neighboring magical kingdoms would come.

werewolves permitted. Any werewolf who enters Lunar

long moment. Why did reading

terrupted

in," I

ered carrying

gate for you, my lady.

e box on my t

curiosity getting the bes

ilver ones I'd been collecting at the border. Fresh

eath

explanation. But someh

wolf. The black wol

end me flowers? How did it even

s. My heart raced. Part of me was scared. But another part, a

the rule about werewolves. At the ceremon

e feeling that everythi

t was that I didn't kn