he test was onl

ought of her father, her Darius, and her pack th

pposed to be the be

her and his warriors, jerked his head back to

ly darting up as she stared back at him, her fac

dam burst as she wept

d forward, s

by a large campfire, wrapping h

ound, but only she and

first test], she s

Ari responded, even as she chuf

child of the

rogue wolf! C

ate is this dark-haired, stone-faced,

Dari

oat tig

ws were de

oated with

e to how close I was to him...she

n't stop hunti

his mate, and I

rowing on the rogue alpha who was s

t leave me behind?"

t me once. And I don't want to be here. What's the poin

nger transparent, and she had let t

there?' don't you think? Also, I do believe I've looked at you. My

absently pulling h

d was because she had not wanted to

ing the

yes shut and pushed dow

be dead! Why did you come to my Bonding Ceremony?"

lpha's Bonding Ceremony. Or, to put it more accurately, your father's offer

?" Chrystal breathed as the hairs

time ago. I came to watch the sale." He replied steadily, the blade t

rstand," Chry

could feel that he was not lyi

earlier when she had been phy

ations of everything she believ

to mate with Darius." He said slowly, raising his eyes from his bl

oesn't make sense. Why would someone –" she pushed back,

nd the Shadow Council

reath caught

adow C

rulers of t

ming on her forehead,

bout them, but her father had alway

oes it mean they have the p

...then wha

me mated to th

e scent of honeysuckle, wild berries, and pine,

omach

than a mistak

r for...the shadow council, t

ps parting and her eyes widening as she stared at the only perso

id it choose you out of all the people there?" She

, and for the first time since s

te had been tampered with. I knew it was supposed to fail. I

droned, his brow smoothening as he gazed at her with his

h her hands, not shifting

is not the palace, but as you can see, you have all the space possible to s

cut him? Ch

om his long, powerful legs and

ightly, breathing in his scent without thin

re, she closed her eyes and fell al

She could not rest, tossing

a palace. This was t

o any tent because C

re outside of his reach. Rather, any