rlier than he expected her to. But when he suggested she be his mate, she suddenly became withdra

leave her home and come with him to become his mate. As alpha, he could have forc

py and that she would forget all of her past reservations, but that wasn't to be. When she first settled in, she busied herself

fe suffered profusely. They had been passionate lovers; their bodies seemed made for each other. But after Eliza started falling into her periods of great sadness, she seemed to lose all interest

ing her too far, too soon. He felt such a sense of urgency, as though she were going to vanish, never to return if he didn't take her to be his

to say she wanted to breathe in as many cultures as she could in her lifetime. For Eliza, life was all about learning how others live and about places she could visit, especially at the far corners of the world. The ironic thing was, he ha

she-werewolf's pipe dreams, something to fill her end of the conversation with, so she could prove herself f

own. He didn't know that it would make a difference in her kidnapping and murder, but perhaps if she were happy she would have been easier to protect because she would hav

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aking the best of it and just being thankful I could leave his home. But I didn't expect to be ridiculed in the process. My uncle hadn't warned me that I could

ficant. But I was not. I was of noble lineage. And, although I didn't ye

t week's trash, like someone who simply didn't matter. My uncle often made me feel as though I was insignificant, and I had made up my mind that

was going to have to be the level-headed one here, the one who brings all the parties

throat. I cleared it a second time, more loudly. A few of the elders looked in

t of an impasse here. To move forward and resolve the differences, I request that I be able to speak to the a

she thinking! She's not in a position to be speaking to anyone, let alone the court's honored leaders. If things ha

that Alejandro would launch into one of his long-winded speeches in a feeble effort to sav

o admit, 'she certainly had