ontgome

he woman lying unc

est. I could feel how little strength remained in her, yet the moment I he

had happened when

entered its territory, restricting the full force of my power and mak

suddenly vanished, and my power surged freely through my body. The change was so sudden that I

and the invisible restraint that ha

ainst her. The longer she remained in the Forbidden Forest, t

ace. Whatever connection existed between her and me

r by the second. I had no intention of lett

t her head shift against my chest. Her breat

ay to give her enoug

ing

own to her jaw. Her skin was softer than I expected. I low

and wint

e, with a cool sw

yet something about it eased the r

, and I bit into th

her skin. A soft sound escaped her lips, and warmth t

d. Her fear brushed

of my energy t

arms. Her breathing steadied, and the col

od out against her pale skin. My gaze lin

ips slightly parted, completely

er. A tear slipped from

d brushed it away with the tip of my nose.

moment before l

ween us, I could feel that her l

iet. Whatever secret this woman

he trees. Dax and the guard

its usual coldness, and adjusted my clothes

His eyes dropped to the fresh mark on her neck. Surprise f

. What are

ced down at the woman in my arms. "As for her, she's

f a second before ans

settled her carefully against the seat. As Dax

amar

ened body shifted with the motion, a

uld have been pushed away. In

faint scent that had quieted the forest. Through the

ght, my attention settl

e

and the restriction on my Lycan had disappeared. Now, through the faint

d to kn

red far more than

bloodlines, and the need for an Alpha King to have a mate. They wanted a polit

me to have a mate,

d restored my power simply by appearing, and now my mark

not for the Elders, but because I needed

the lights of Bloodm

und myself wanting to lean closer, drawn toward the warmth of her skin and the faint trace of her

ion of letting this mystery disap