ma

t open; they exploded inward with a dea

eer force of his Alpha aura hit me like a physical blow, and the room was instantly swallowed by the suffocating, violent scent

th an unrecognizable fury, swept the di

reating a pathetic little fortress on the cold hardwood floor. It was the only

n he spoke, the sheer weight of his Alpha's Command ma

alms to stop the shaking. "Your mother locked the guest room," I

ped whatever thin thread

s brutal, his massive fingers biting into my flesh. A sharp cry of pain

e absolute, possessive madness swirling in his gaze wasn't just about me sleeping on th

anymore; I was facing an Alpha who realize

flash of conflict-undoubtedly his inner wolf, Kael, screaming at him for hurting his Mat

ered, his voice dripping with venom. "A weak

econd later, the harsh hiss of the shower turning on echoed throug

onizing reality of the Bond-Rejection Sickness. My core temperature plummeted. My bones ached with a deep, unnatural chill,

there in the dark, my teet

ter st

cing for another argument, but he moved with absolute silence. Before I could e

to him. His movements were entirely different now-stripped of the earl

He pulled the heavy Egyptian cotton duvet over my shivering form. He didn't say a single wor

olute farthest edge of the mattress. I curled into a tight ball, turning my b

own on the opposite side. He mirrored m

o the ultimate symbol of our bond, physically claiming his territory, but my mind was racing. T