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me, a heady perfume of wildflowers and rain that was quickly becoming my favorite scent in the world.

longing she was trying desperately to hide. But she wasn't pulling away. She was

s said, his voice filled with a ho

k to earn her trust, to make her see t

stood up and walked over to the large window that overlooked the

king?" I asked, my

insane," she said, her voice a little stronger now. "I'm

a small smile on my

faint blush coloring

le widening. "Because

ked away, her gaze falling on t

. I had been so focused on finding my mate, on the initial sho

ilver Ridge Pack. I was the Alpha of the Blood Moon

back over to her, "we g

her face. "And how are we supposed to do that

uldn't leave my pack. It was

nking you could come bac

. "What? No! I can't just

gently. "Not really. Your father has a new

the way she flinched. But it was the truth. She was an outsider in he

, her voice a defiant wh

"I will give her a place of honor in my pack.

ties. I could see the appeal of my offer in her eyes. A new star

Fear of the unknown, fear

d, shaking her head. "I

we don't have a choice, Debra. We ar

ust give me a chance. Come to Blood Moon for a week. See what yo

uld never let her go. But it

, looking for any sign of deception. I met her gaz

ernity, she let out a long, slow br

whispered.

washed over me. Ares howled in my mind, a joyous, trium

ed her hand to my lips and pressed a kiss to her knuckle

illed the room. I could feel her emotions, her fear and

enough.

k. I would show her what it meant to b

of the week, sh