t approached the iron gat

through the

trees lining the road were exactly as she remembered them-the same winding path, the same stone walls, and the

am

sed against the window, his s

ere the big

es

storm raging inside her as she reach

what we pr

ded ser

to Mama or U

nd

g unless yo

oo

grin

on was stolen by a deer dis

at, Caelum was watching her through the rearview mirr

to leave," he said

he Alpha of the Shadow Pack, you

lk out of

a tr

ally a

et hers in

t anyone hu

ed inside Lyla but she

ot lea

s jaw t

yl

m, or rather I ne

ietly but they carrie

hen he realizes the woman he called w

said

ress.She was home finally but not as an Omega, not as a servant,not as the broken girl Kieran had thro

a stop in fron

ded the air. Alphas from across the no

rtyard while elegant wolves in expe

and his presence immediat

heads turned whispering th

vehicle, his hand found Lyla's

tyard we

r hair fell in loose waves down her back, and a faint silver scar crossed her thigh;

is

Caelum'

er seen h

it.

n stared

yes w

ld i

er but, she

manor opened and eve

ran stepp

d him.He looked harde

s eyes that hadn't been there be

stairs, surveying the gathe

s eyes f

ze com

ntly that several nearby

felt

ed five years ago suddenly

her; Sandalw

en though her heart had sp

one step dow

ips p

yl

ounded lik

smi

smile he rem

beautifu

a Kie

sed Caelu

been a l

er as if she had r

to him,

years, the Alpha who had once r