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nfamiliar. I shift the sheets and start to stand up from the bed

rghh

etly at the far end of the dark r

rtle you. I've been waiting for

g have I

o d

hat if he did something to me in my weak

ic. You ar

and smell spice. I realise the room is covered in it too and so am

at

s recuperating after her fight with tho

have a mate and he rejected us, remember?. I know you wa

false hope. I mean I've heard stories of second

lo m

id he just say mate. I'm HIS mate!. He

ent pack. I am your mate and

introduction. He has a dimpled cheek

m A

a beauti

e his smile and I love that it's directed

ng in the woods? Are

ut of my pack

er a member of the moonstone p

ad a

and Ashley's betrayal. Maverick mig

appened

ken my pain for

doptive sister and got m

I should have ripped their hea

ol. His los

th and the most beautiful smile. I take in his full face.

ds proudly at 6'4 inches if I'm not mistaken. I'm tall but h

'm almost too scared to see if this is real. He doesn't look the least

panic. He must hav

ittle cub that was w

nstairs with her pairs. You did a g

sy when I he

s no

t I would have do

u mean if y

is my d

ere it was, the other shoe dropping. Of c

daug

most too afraid t

g a pack attack. She was crying in a ruined build

e. He's a good person, he raised a child that

loss. No one deser

fore they could build a life together. Wait!. T

cond mate as

d he nod

ee his eyes glaze over. He's probably talking t

he returned his att

u hungr

I don't remember the last meal I had. I don't think my

arv

you someth

on't take it. I see his fa

m up to me

m yet. A repeat of Maverick might kill me. I survive

tep out first. I hear noises the moment I

-proof

hh

ar voices make me miss the quiet. This must be the pack h

him, looks were thrown my wa

you wan

hing w

ve me a f

he goes back to the kitchen. I hear the sound

are