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ple lowered their heads when I threatened them. Most people tremb

not

t the railing while my hand held her jaw in pla

wolf lo

eased her abruptly before I did something reckless like drag her upstairs and c

ed in a sh

t my gaze drop to the sexy curve of her lips again be

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hall. It was exactly how it should be. My father, before he died, told me you could only rule a pack

lessons so

estroy his hard wo

ly breathing. Her fingers were curled against the fabric of her perfect dress as her

I shouldn't have brought her here this early, but the

The red dress hugged her body in a way that made every other Alpha in the room keep glancing at

gain. "She's so differ

e

I saw her months ago

iced her outside the pack house. She was kneeling beside a crying ch

d lost his

a

rough me so hard, I alm

ht my wolf had fi

ome

her wolf's voice and could on

de no

e of her dress had slipped down slightly. Bruises, finger

atching her

meaning to, and every single time, I found new bruises

he roadside that day, I alre

pretended to

r her voice without a crowd around us, and I needed an excuse to keep her talking.

w she'

ld dare to tou

her further into the hall. Her body tensed instantly benea

" I snap

ha H

ile on her lips. My jaw clenched to the point of pain. The w

even stand th

e amusement flickered in her e

red her he

t her. "You're quite pr

ured a sof

to me. "May I borro

would annoy me. Still, I followed

ared from Selena'

e asked quietl

yed s

d a weak om

ver an optio

o a damn breeder is much m

kened instantly.

ryone knows it. She can barely shift properly." Her voice

ady kn

s the p

ct that only my mate could survive ca

dy wasn't stro

ntly fought the urg

sn't Selena

place," I s

way before she could speak again. Rage dropped into my blood the moment my eyes

look she always had in Riverstone pack. I slow

te yourself warming Graham's bed," he

my head and the glass