g stayed ee

easible. The Moon goddess had never designated a wolf with more than a single mate. And still, the undeniabl

ssly inside her, eager to embrace them. To assert the

l shattered

a

s filled with intensity. In contrast to the others,

emarked, his voice gravelly, tinged with an almost perilous

ge. The word sparked a new

." His voice was gentler than Kael's yet possessed just as much authority.

ed in position, arms folded, his green eyes ablaze with a blend of anger

stated icily. "A cru

reath. She required control

her voice, her Alpha aura radiating

sed. Even her three friends

et her pulse revealed her, racing uncontrol

bling hands. "This... has not occurred before," she confessed, her voice tinged with doubt. "The wi

ng softly, while others growled loudly in di

s not n

lead if she cannot

wn two of them-ther

a knot in h

he in her chest. The bond was still fresh, unrefined, yet al

er wolf let o

ilibrium of the group." An Alpha is required to possess one destined bon

r chin. "What d

." Disapprove of the rest. The pack will

s if she were an item to be handed over. As if she had a

to reply, Kael issued

as soft, yet it had a lethal sharpness to it. He was now standing close to A

ly disregard what the Goddess has selected." He looked at Aeryn,his d

hing to do with this." His voice was strained with anger

sharp pain

is either. Yet, they

. "If you decline to make a choi

er eyes. "What

a deliberate step. "Allow the

veloped

r. Riven scowled. Talo

behalf." "If the Goddess really desires for you to have sever

chill run thr

retorted. "I am not an

you are allowed to claim all three as your partners. "But if one of them manages to beat you...

ed against her ches

powerful Alphas. They desired for her to fail-to be compe

they misj

acing grin for

d, her tone steady. "I

ous, with approval gleaming in his eyes. Riven sighed and rubbed his te

d." In three days, beneath the full moo

of three days to get ready. Three da

ld not allow fate-or the Elders-to dicta

t the valley illuminated by the moonlight beneath. The fragrance o

under her skin,

elentless, a powerful entity

ound, constant, murmurin

ierce, erratic, brimmin

single one of them. A

her to glance back. Riven rem

red." His t

out quickly.

yn." He moved nearer, his silver eyes shining. "The connection is ge

lly. "I'm unsure a

t of sorrow in it. "Now allow us t

spond, a different

m

a

t desire. "Stop running, Aeryn," he whispe

ent down

bserved from the darkn