LI

o scout the perimeters of our territory for dangers and threats. Though assigned to

, said through our pack link. That was how we c

mething different about her. I ordered my Delta, Lorcan, and one of my hunters to find that woman. I doubted it was a coinciden

s left the pack when on a spy mission and acted to join another pack to ge

, and threats were always out there. No matter how s

and turned off our link. The roughened pads of my paws c

ubborn wolf and my mind. I stopped at the rocky cliff overloo

clothes would shed to pieces as we shifted, and

een a pack member since he was just a pup. When he was trained enoug

put them on qui

lied in excitement. "T

e misty gray eyes to almost purple starin

, Al

I pivoted

n. My Beta and best friend, Duke, strode

had been Stone for many generations. We had houses provided for pack members wh

stinks." He follo

he di

t, whiffing in the air. No one could do that unles

sure she'

n might have gone overboard with the dose when she fought b

protective nature claw

suspicions were correct. "I thought she was a r

l wait until she wakes up. In th

waiting in th

as in the corner. I had my pad in the city during business meetings, but I

y eyes closed, and her face, her eyes came rushing back into my head. Her misty gray eyes widened in surprise as they l

mand room where Duke was monitoring the woman in our s

woke up,"

easts. Her hourglass figure but had curves in all sorts of my wild fantasies. Confused and shocked, she got up quickly from the iron

as Duke turned it on, her voice

me?" There was panic in her voice, but

what's

?" Duke asked thr

ened. "Hey. I need to talk to someone who has authority. Where am

estion. What'

your fucking face so you can taste who I really am." She looked around to find a c

led. "She'

nd feisty. I shook that though

." I walked o

a good i

uthority." My voice

didn't mean it like th

She wants to speak with someone who ha

Duke wrapped his arms around his mate and kissed her

tatus?" I ign

er vitals before she w

the

ammered, just like when I felt threats and danger close, but this time, i

took control. I nurtured fear in my members. I earned respect from everyone, a

the growing restlessness of my wolf as I stepped inside. Letting my self-c

n her stance. As our gazes locked, I saw fear. I also saw defiance, and s

ority? Here I am, but you d

rnal, spread into a mocky grin. Her bushy eyebrow arched. "Should I v

emotions even if my wolf had been bugging me, and my stomach had twisted in k

the air, but that was all. She became feisty again. Her eyes narrowed,

ou doing in

in the hotel?

r gasp. "If you want your head intact for the last fiv

re with my adopted father. He would be worried if he didn't hear from

fucki

t lying. Do you want a polygraph? Go ahead. Or

time. What pac

eddened in anger. "Are you ki

d at the sprinkler. "The water from that system is filled with wolfsbane, and you do such things that I don't like." I poi

f you don't believe me. We were there for a business meeting." You've got to

you with othe

napped me? I mean, what did I do wrong? Do you always k

n, saving your life from th

e shook her head. "Why w

" I crossed my arms over my chest. "And lo

e in college, but he wanted a whore instead of a pack member, so I left. I ha

exactly means. Here's what I can offer you to p

o thanks. Hard pass." She just ro

icket." I walked out of the r

thing about her

der it

e for a pretty lady

tty and had the body of a goddess, but he

ou gonna do

o food. No water. Turn the lights off. She will spill everything

ything, or she's telling

submit, I'll b