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ght. Darkness circled me as I carri

f here completely. Even as I was sure I'd lost Jaxon, I still unconsciously threw my head ov

ow far I'd gotten on foot. But I knew well enough than to cross over into that town.

. Unlike everyone else, my wolf was still yet to rise to the surface, so I didn't stand a chance of

is cold forest than

d a lot of his dark town, so many things that people had to say preceding a warning to never step foot in it

impaled shock through my body and there was a slight rumble in the skies. I

this

the end o

e strutted from behind the trees. My heart lumped in the back of my throat as I faced him. Dark, long hair t

filled me with fear and dread. "What are you doing here, little one?" His voice was de

th impatience to rip my body apart. Without much thought, I pi

pushed harshly through the leaves. I didn't care that I was i

ife now, always run

pha's voice thunder behind me. "Bring her to me!" He ordered his guard of betas. My

ck but with the lightning, came the rain that immediately started to drench my entire body. I didn't st

but only for a split secon

istance from me. I jolted up from what seemed to be a bed but I had no idea who it bel

he crept forward into the light. His hands were tied behind him and across his lips was a dark

even worse about their Alpha. A blood-thirsty, war-seeking Alpha that he was, leading an army of the most danger

ched out. "I can read through your mind, you're scared. You also have nowhere else

nside my chest, a glow rooting from the chambers of my heart. My skin

ming feeling each time

usted him or I was supposed to, even though I didn't want to. Like he was my mate...n

away from him and a dee

the single table in the entire room, only to pour himself a glass of w

ntire body is also pumping with as much wolfsbane that I wonder how

each night over the last seven years. Sometimes, I even

d and starved dow

e severe now. He abandoned his drink, walking back to my bedsid

f paper to him. "Let me go" I finally brought myself to say when I finally gathered the cour

you're a Blood Hound, more so I know you're Gerald's daughter. You can't

that time of the night, severely wounded and on the cusp of breathin

save me from my s

ch afraid that I couldn't lie. Denver's eyes were harrowing and haunting, he was so powerful

ame out. "Don't lie to me!" Denver sparked with outrage. "I know when yo

" I added and my eyes shimmered with tears. His hands slowly drew across my wounded skin wi

my head s

ed. "Eliana" My name suddenly escaped from his lips and my whole body reverberated. "You're Eliana-the girl whose

the Alpha to ev

knew who I was, my fate would be no different from what I had to endure back at Blood

d my eyes to him,

ached to hold my little hands and they were nowhere near the size of his. All of a su

how much longer I could turn away from the truth. It was the moment I knew Denver was my

n't looking anymore. But for someone like Denver, it was clear that he had no intention to bel

remind myself of the monster he still was. "I won't harm you" He whispered in a hoar

ed at him. I could already tell there was a catch. "But you will owe me

he room. "You just get better now, you're in safe hands" The door clos