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ve! We'll b

ame out. I was too small to be seen in the tall gras

d spinning me into the dirt. I curled inward, my fragile heart in my throat as I waited for the

the air, sinking into my bones. An impossibly powerful presence came to a violent halt right over my body. He stood over me lik

ng-his amber eyes, burning lik

sence that mattered. Violent, beautiful electricity crackled through the air between us. Every nerve ending I had scre

voice was no lon

unt. He stood there, a titan amongst wolves, shielding me. Time stretched on, peaceful and safe. Despite my exhausti

it, the thundering paws had faded. Slowly, soft whining filled the a

r than my entire torso. The gentle pressure of his teeth nipped into

d been lit again. My journey up the slope should have been nerve-wracking,

ne," she yipped

soul. I let her optimism leech into me, le

No wolf of this size and prowess

dn't realize we had stopped. I raised my

mouths agape and eyes wide. Then I was plac

he loathing within them piercin

h me and unraveling my wolf form in an agonizing instant.

" he g

linc

e wolf who'd brought me. "Son,

ed hazel; a crown of dark, tousled hair and tan skin pulled taut

ullivan i

lus's declaration pressed

made the ground shake. "The Moon Goddess would not be so cruel as t

hit like a p

. His brows were furrowed with concern,

ouldn't tell him it was his own

dn't just take the cloak; he wrapped me in it himself. Heat bloomed where he touched me, the mate bond singing be

" he said, his vo

rd, her face contorted with shock and jealousy. "She is a fucking wit

e did not lie," Alpha Zander

hild-" my unc

entering the Blood Grove was a death senten

e of guilt, biting m

nd got her parents kill

the woods, my parents had died saving me from the attackers lurking there. Some of the pack m

idic. "You are the reason I lost my best friend and this pack's great

d, my face heatin

yed my orders to find a way onto sacred ground." He closed the distance in threatening

as Sylus moved to shield me.

from my mate, A