I

!" I s

I felt the ends of my dress rip across but even more so th

g and my whole body ached. I clenched my teeth together, picking out the

my shoulders, the breeze icing the tears on my face which I wiped savagely. Night h

rom a distance. This was no place to be at this time, especially as a wolfless rogu

d much of a choice but my ankle could lit

I was making a mistake crept into my mind. There was no way I could

t it

could feel the intensity of eyes boring into me. The

ed. But even I wasn't as half as convincing

heart was pounding against my chest as I ran. I could hear thuds behind, of footsteps th

the side. My eyes widened with fear as I felt my feet leave the g

as behind me. But his cold scent purged

neck as his grip around my ribcage tightened. Bil

Escaped

ou live." His claws tore the back of my dress and dug into my skin. I wailed wi

was three times mine and he looked like something of half man, ha

. Now you won't l

as I could garner and I plunged myself forward. Even though I knew t

wet with tears and my heart jackhammered in my chest. I ran,

nd my eyes and I thought one last time, at least I'd get to meet h

lm caressed my skin, I

o lift me from the ground. I collapsed in

as calm. I couldn't look directly into his stern brown eyes-they were so golde

n't trying to hurt me. He was trying to protect me. There was a

'd never seen th

e," I murmured. "I w

hair and I turned around to the now peaceful forest, l

We need to get away before he comes back" I cried as pani

hear me?"

one will dare hurt you. Not when I'm with you." His voice t

His gaze softened as he grazed my wet cheeks. Suddenl

me. With a wet towel in his hands, dapping across my bruised ski

im. His perfectly sculptured face with strong cheekbones covered in beard scruff and a th

a Greek god. And his scent-a heady mix of pine and earth, with a

dizzy with the need to get closer to him. The warmth of his presence

k and intense as they locked into mine with an almost hy

d, pulling away fr

y knew that. His eyes told me first. He reached for my

ned to you?

rything, I still didn't know this stranger. He may have helped

The ghost of a smile flashed across his lips before they turned

when I see one, and t

s. His face was meters away from mine and the heat of his br

the Alpha's daugh

pulling away. "You're

oing all alone in the forest, without any guards or help

ost," I

e. I saved your

wouldn't have already gotten it over with?

now but the moment I knew was when my father was about to give m

I could never marry

knew the truth, he only wanted me to tell him. A feeli

eeling, like a f

anything I know about Ezra, he'll always come back. If you stay here

around, I was barely an inch away from him. He locked his eyes i

and it felt like my heart wanted to burst out of my chest. It

familiar?" A whisp

unyielding, and I felt something shift deep inside me-som

leaned into me too, the heat from his growl

rm." His ga

r Ma