gasp, her hand instantly f

of a tyrant's aura, the predatory glint in Marcus's eyes, and t

e was lying on a massive, low-profile bed draped in

tting the polished, freezing hardwood floor. She sprinted to a full-length

eel a heavy, invisible cord stretching from the core of her soul out into the pack house. At the other end of tha

hispered, tears of hor

en. Elena jumped back, her spine hitting the wall, e

d, it w

out, his hands gripping her trembling arms gently. "Are you alright? Goddess, I've been looking for you all night

ut as Devon held her, a strange sensation twisted in her stomach. Her body didn't recognize Devon's touch the way it used to. The heavy

hoked out, suffocat

froze. The collar of her shift had slipped, full

tepped back as if he had been struck, his gaze lo

me to the sanctuary to banish me. He wanted me gone so I wouldn't ruin your future. But when his s

ief and rage. "He knew how much you meant to me. He knew tonight was supp

plain, though she loathed the words even as

kles popped. His eyes flared a predatory wolf-gold. "He is a tyrant who uses his title to steal wh

lena coul

ack tunic, but his commanding aura was just as crushing. He stopped, his gaze dropping to Devon and

s rumbled, his voice low and vibra

ight. "You crossed the line, Father. You took my title, and you took the woman I love. I

son with a mixture o

a slow step forward. "You are letting your boyish emotion

sting a pained gla

inside out. "The fated-mate bond is absolute. Even if you managed to kill me, Devon, half of her soul

es for a denial. But Elena couldn't lie. She could feel th

then at Elena, before turning on his heel and storming out of th

n her hands as a sob tore from her throat. S

s scarred hand reaching out to firmly lift her chin so she had to look at him. His

r chin was like iron. "He would have let this pack soften. He would have let our enemie

ou didn't do this for the moon, Marcus. You did this because you are a monster who take

ression. "We will see how long your rebellion lasts, little omega. The p