ed or wanted. And although she worked at the animal shelter, which was unknown to her father and she'd been unable to attend to

to be a little distracted was if she seemed like the most boring person imaginable. Of course, that wouldn't be enough because she was

ks than four days. She still had one last thing to do before she left. Visit her mothers grave. As usual, she spent a few minutes tidying it up and replacing the decaying flo

t then her father had found her, overexcited that Rayden would be coming to visit again tomorrow, which helped push her guilt to th

had gotten close to a guy she found herself holding back. Although she craved safety, protection and the type of connection only mates had, she couldn't ever give her all to someone because of her wolf. So whenever she liked a guy, her instinct was to stay the hell away from him. Bu

around someone who could so easily prime her body with a single look, well it was discon

ad been best friends since they were kids, they knew when she was lying and they would be the most difficult to convince that Cassian was he

ither Rayden

d Aria as she fiddled w

She r

k, sapphire blue dress and matching heels. Aria nodded in agreement. "I'm not sure Rayden

I'd do him." Ivy

miling. "There aren't man

people she would do as Italia drive them to the shifter club, Viper, in her tin can. Aria then criticized her choices just to

ers. Her wolf picked up on her anxiety, but didn't understand what was happening so then begun assuming everyone was the enemy, clawing and pac

alted behind Italia. Great, sh

r for her than it is me." Her two best friends knew the

being trapped must drive her wild, but what else ca

k." And try to stay near the bar

was always at the forefront of her mind that her life was about to change. She was about to enter a temporary mating with the wolf shifter equivalent of th

alse; her breasts, her upper lip, her eyelashes, her nails. God, even the length of her hair wasn't nature.

alia could only roll her eyes and sigh. "Must we go th

hifter club, and when you think about it

local falcon pack, realisation dawned. "Oh, you're putting on a show for the big bad alpha here. I'm sur

ned her lesson years ago when you

up in mortification. "I

did," said

e shot a wicked smirk. "How's your dad? Is he

day you're going to get seriously banged up and need h

d I touch

much as this might surprise you, Sharlene, the w

pouting. "But I'm having fu

r down to connect with Italia's sharply rising knee. There was a crunch – her nose, most likely. Then sh

heal her?" A

head as she con