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staurant towering ab

ugh the door, a powerful

y the window slow

an T

the Blood Moon Pack at twenty-five, and only three months later, he suppressed an inte

o his broad shoulders and powerful body. His ice-blue gaze slowly swept ov

ul. Impossible t

second, I actually f

and sat down a

his gaze falling on me as if he had

Craw

down my spine like

, even though my fingers were tightly clut

wing his knife through the steak, as if I were the

d took a sip, trying to calm the strange heat in my chest.

those ice-blue eyes, a trace of teasing in his low voice. "Before you sta

nt jump, but I forced

"I only came here to thank you. If yo

t had come t

gant bastard, I did not want to leave Damon

atisfaction in his low voice. "Exactly the L

the chair beside him. There was a table between us, but

him. "So you plan to

ons the Blood Moon Pack remains powerful. You need my protection to secure your inheritance ri

cou

uld I

the food chain, marria

nly a tr

was li

was t

his was

s meant no

ns meant no m

"Then I suppose

d leaned closer to me, his war

carrying a trace of dangerous temptation. "But your actions seem much more hon

a tide. But he was not wrong. I had not expected

mn

came here because I want to know whether my p

as familiar with them as you are with your body's reactions. Of course, i

ver his chest

ody, and I could almost imagine how thos

instantl

n not

se he n

"Trust me, Ava. My size

of amusement passin

s strong enough to

uss cooperation." I looked straight into his eyes. "Yo

male lion. No one could last even one second before him. "You give wha

hout many cards either. The pressure from your p

e a favor. In reality, we're hel

hen stood up and

y are spec

arried a clean, cold, yet intensely masculin

"But you are more like a flower growing out from the cracks between

over my face, and his

n ruins waiting to be rescued. What I need is a rati

d hard to ignore the heat surging between my legs. "At least now I know you ar

mplicated, Ava. You know I'm not the kind of man who loses his mind for love. T

felt disappointed, bu

le stupid, unless I was willing to

n. Alpha Adrian, they don't fall. They deeply understand that relying on men only ends with becomin

ll in love with me, Alpha

drian's mouth l

've reached

ating from him and force

stand what kind of person we are fa

s, his gaze never leaving me. "And to you-

"Leaving a bastard is

ng in his eyes gradually faded,

ant me to announce our engagement. I bet this news will