er 3

ly'

f my trance, and I yelped out in frig

confused, looking

as nothing out of the ordinary out there. Eve

unavoidable, and I

ntered in the gardens and sitting down on the cold wh

igh

osing m

r Moon's sculpture standing i

mong powerful wolves who

pt my wolf from

ered me back, and my temp

s anger and pain ripp

d to my knees. "Am I not pure enough to be blessed with o

leasing every bottled-up em

me here?" I asked

at me with the same kind of

ded angrily. "Tell

silence of the night, disturbi

getting

you wouldn't answer

e, starting back

. I went at a slower pace when the packhouse came into view, wiping my t

hen the same intoxicated scent o

nd firmly on the door handle, a

ice sounded behind me, sending pl

d, closing my eyes and swal

nd of dream. I must

yelped out of fright when he suddenly

ng his warm breath fannin

seconds, we bo

sure wh

wer his call? I didn't have a

the door handle t

ower over my small 5'5 frame. His enormous

with a small, teasing s

py to have

I was met with deep pools of

p back, hitting the door-his

r let me go. Instead, he knitted his eyebrow

rying to

oing to

e mate?" He asked, shifting

sly under my breath. Alex's closeness wa

, and I flinched at his touch when he ca

ust fee

little mate?" he asked, his

tuttered nervously.

ing spot. I shivered, feeling my legs giving in under my weight. He slowl

licking his lips. "You s

d, but before I could ask, he flung me over

he forest. I could hear the r

ttage came into view, and Alex

naked his arm around my wai

in bridal style an

oice. I was too shocked to ask any questi

tched on

e down on the couch. "I used to come he

special spot down the river where I used t

it on the floor, then headed to the fireplace,

just stared into the f

s he th

king about

e window, hearing the w

nutes ago, the skies were clear, an

nder," I cal

getting to his fe

should take me back to the packhouse

oser. He pinned his arms on th

to snow," he

rieked, my e

ke a look," he

m to get up. As soon as I was on my fe

ing was already covered in

" I squeaked. It had n

me reason, I already knew the answer.

true and fated mate," he said proudly, and his

joying the way his name

id, opening his arms

legs dragged my body towards him

r to his chest, and his warm apple crumble scent

ntment, feeling a

y chin with his index f

rching for

my lips, leaving me

kiss me? I so wa

icated by Alex's scent. It was numbing my

inty breath fanning over my face and leaving his lips inc

ipation, making my juices wil

he licked his lips. He m

uskily whispered. "I want you! All

the heat down to my core

ted to feel his hands roaming over

, and for a moment,

e could kiss me? O

crushed on mine, stealing my firs

kiss, carried me up the stairs, in

n he pulled awa

he said, chuckling. "I

removed his jacket, while my gaze s

things decorated the walls, but interesting e

to me, taking my hands in his,

s it?"

y this," he said, rubbi

s and notice that I did

e before," he said, looking up t

f my chest. Alex wait

his face, and a small, reliev

I said, my ch

k on the bed. He looked like a boy opening a long-awaited

his felt so right. T

this happy moment would e

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