ck on her face at finally seeing K

his wounds began to heal and slowly fade. H

e that left her in awe as he ran a hand through his hair. "Let'

head, she needed to focus; this was their o

owed closely behind Ka'al as he reached out t

they had to be careful not to encounter anyone along

he festival was accurate: the soldiers and warrio

d to Elise; she couldn't help but be conscious of his lar

d forward in a drunken mess. Ka'al swiftly and brutally snapped his neck

easier to turn into our wolves and jump out of this; it may require more effort, but it's

pooked. She shook her head in shame as she whispered, "I can't-I can't turn-I ha

don her here and jump the walls without her? Elise wondered with her head bowe

and she could barely open her eyes to see that she'd been abandoned yet again. But then she heard him say, "Give m

her shoulder and tried to hide it under her clothes as he dragged her up, carefully helping her down the

ate of the dungeon; her ears perked at the noise of fire

d of her; his bones shifted in a fast and

peshifter than her kind. His mighty size stood at six feet tall, and his whole body was

this mighty beast's appearance. Ka'al bowed to her to get on his back.

ight Pack Territory, passing two mountains, and he ran farther south. He stop

an to pour. They needed shelter; the rain felt like a blessing in disguise that would

Ka'al had not said anything

ned for months. Elise was let down as Ka'al walked around the s

ned fireplace. Luckily, there were a few piles of wood left unattended. She quickly picked th

cheek when her gaze moved to his lower half, her mind reeling from

th a raised brow, the skin on Elise's neck and

r that had her frozen. The crackle once again reminded Elise of her m

avender-rich scent that had turned raw with panic. "Look at m

ped in shock and pulled away from him. It did the trick of stopping her lung from giving out, but for a m

need to be alone," Elise said as she took

agged a hand through his long hair, reaching his nape, its en

ng." His words lowered into a whisper as he saw that Elise had taken off the torn

too late; he had already seen it. "How long have you had that?

and watch me suffer. I guess that's what I am to everyone-a

red up at him. Their gazes met, and it felt like the rain s

remind herself of his selfish reaso

roaning as he took a seat. "Take off your top; we have to reset the bones

lled down her top until her back was bare. She tried not

y, "I mean, who gets rejected on her bonding day and then gets turned

you need training, yes, but you are not weak, and it is not your fault, Elise,"

tense silence. She opened her mouth to speak, but Ka'al had popped h

ing on Ka'al's chest; their shared and loud heartbeats thrummed o

o soothe her pain, and that unknown feeling between them hung in the ai

ise to make the first move. She leaned in and traced his face with her hands-hi

him. His hands reached for her naked breast, each nipp

the outside as lust grew, with both their ga

et in another hot and heavy kiss, greedy for m