LE

and I could see that thick bushes surrounded the premises. Not just that, there were other building

here belongs to the Alpha's family or has sworn allegiance to the Alp

but ask, "Do you

ther am I one of the guards or the maids. I have my residence outside this premises ju

e sight of the gates he was talking abou

didn't hesitate to agree. It would do me a lot of

about and keeping watch of the premises, to the maids moving up and down to tend to their duties, to those I won't nec

y, bringing my focus back to me. "The Alpha heads the pack alongside his Luna. The Luna is supposed

statement, "If Damien is the Alpha, doesn't he

well. His face is filled with he

es," h

't she h

e i

What does he want to do with me?" I

question I keep

dn't have that. I had to look straight ahead to figure that the voice w

e was like an embodiment of that and it made me jealous a bit

that is when Xavier does the introduction, "Riley.

he has his focus fully on the lady wi

he lady, I say, "

d. "I wish I could

r and it made me uneasy. I didn't even know

see the person's face and was more intrigued when I heard it's a human girl," she pauses. "But

without ever having an encounter with me before t

ke I'm not a person,"

between us. She was apparently taller than I am even tho

ay. "A person you are. But a person worthy of standing in m

I wasn't one to let such foul words against me slide even if it

ing to imagine being hit across the face and she being this clos

rme

el relieved from knowing he was here to maybe i

And with one last look at me, s

and me now, taking over fro

her comfortable, Xavier,

the Luna because of

eyes scrutinizing me. I won

re you t

d at me but Xavier takes it upon

her? You can go back to doi

looking back at Damien who hasn

I would rather walk wi

k back briefly, Xavier was already tagging behind me and I happened to catch the sight

*

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my eyes closed. "It sure hurts for someone to deny you a chance to

at her. She doesn't look happy with

re, Carmella," I tell he

urself in this position by bringing another woman t

. "She's my mate. My fated ma

at am I

want. I wasn't prepared to face this challenge

o be going too well for me, I would hate

way but we are not fated to be together. We only got married out of obligation. An

f her eyes. She was fighting the urge to

her words before leaving me to stand alone in the middl