night air as the Blood Moon rose ov
res flickered, casting long sha
with excitement from both the wolves about to
e, dressed in flowing white robes, her heart pounding, fillin
ife. The moment she would bond with Darius Strigan – th
piercing blue eyes locked onto hers. His trim, fit frame standing a
absolute. Under its power, fated mates would b
no mistakes. No
now, with their families and entire p
l's gown and blowing strands of her l
er ear, glancing away from Darius,
deep voice boomed from
reveal your fate." The elder who was leading the ce
rothed since childhood. This day
arius did the same. The moment their feet touched t
t fated but still wanted to be together, arrange
ce or a loss if the Bondi
backs and shoulders straight, shining eyes fixed on the e
d it would be shown
st as the sacred bond awakened – the
gh her bones and she gas
was wrong.
not feel
bond bet
such
glanced up at Darius who was staring down
ot aff
s happeni
cried out as he
orming – but n
sting, causing her to almost double over
at her soul, pulling h
was not in
om the crowd as Chrystal stagg
ted to where Chry
hoed through the night as a deep voice that sounded like wate
o recognized the voice jolted, gaz
dy stiffened as the man with the
g pulled toward s
om stone, the rogue Alpha, once a member of the Barone pack – the
lack cloak barely concealed the lethal muscles beneath as the nig
ept through
someone's lips, t
ian R
ha." Another w
r. What no
Chrysta
tched as she struggl
e happening! Chrysta
upposed to be
er head as Castia
but there was a flicker of da
ed between them, h
el me fig
ting
s she watched hi
why he had come forward – th
e stayed hidden
rsed as she str
ression twis
d, stepping forward, between C
ing blue eyes on the man stridin
gic di
red red, binding Chrystal a
one, stood frozen on the da
he had been on his feet. But as the Al
ter Darius, had been her father, but the intense pain had drawn her ey
warning, c
hrystal, his hand reaching for h
recting his rage at the magic circle,
unding the circle
bellowed, dragging
ne else shouted, and the
ght as the pack warriors tur
before Castian moved toward her, fa
ext, he was a blur of motion, taking dow
he swept toward her, the mate bond
n, claws unsheathing, b