The Lykan King Stolen Mate

e wind that no one else noticed, and feel an unexplainable pull toward the moon. But she had spent her entire life suppressin

rom the rest of the world. Her shift at the diner had dragged longer than expected, leaving her exhausted and eager to collapse in

tree line bordering her home. The night was silent, but her g

he forced herself to keep moving. But just as she reached for her keys, a

igure emerged from the shadows, moving with deadly grace. He was tall, his p

ut her feet refused to move. It wasn't fear that paralyzed her-

y, his expression hardening

are, do you?" His voice was

lf to meet his gaze. "I don't

ing her with a look of da

before the stranger closed the distance between them, his movements too fast for any norm

e hissed, struggli

eins, a foreign sensation that made her gasp. Her knees nearly buckled

olden eyes burning with intens

e undeniable force pulling her toward him. "I don't

y that sent a shiver down her spine. "My name is Fr

eath h

a

ddly familiar. Something deep within her s

iolently. "That's im

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med to shift, her reality

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ening slightly. "Come with m

ugh her veins. "L

sted her wrist free and bolted toward the sa

nk was in front of her, bl

ht this,"

as she glared up at

en I'll have no choice but t

attle she never saw coming-one that would force her to cho

rvived on her own for so long, the reason she had learned to read people with un

k Robinson's presence

caught something else- something musky, wild, dangerous. Her pulse thundered as she

er voice was stea

d, flickering like molten

ust... normal. I grew up i

d why the full moon made your blood burn, why your senses are sharpe

r mouth, but no

he wasn'

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nt her entire l

?" she demanded, forcing

there was no humor in his expression

though whether from fear or s

ong to you,"

ly, Adele moved back- only to find herself

"That's where you're wrong," he murmured. "The bond between

surrounded her, intoxicating, ev

, expecting resistance. Inst

re what kind of... bond you think exists. I have a life h

xpression

t, silence stret

as hoping you wouldn

act before he moved, faster

e was standin

over his shoulder, her w

ked, kicking wildly. "Put m

the forest with her, his grip unyielding. "

sts against his back

ily. "There's no one ou

mn

was

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d a diffe

she went limp, pre

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l vibrating through his chest. "Y

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twisted in his hold and sank

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her, something-but instead, a deep, g

pa

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," he murmured, his v

d her waist, flipped her upright, an

g into hers. "I was trying to be patient,"

wallowe

s difficult, didn't you?" His b

she whispered, but it lac

keep saying that. But your b

s flamed. "Yo

ed. "You

ut before she could, a low, mena

e body tensed, his muscles coilin

e spiked. "W

ickered toward the sha

lf emerged from the trees, its fan

ves materialized from the darknes

ursed.

omach

k had heard the stories. Rogues were wild, lawless werewolves

e staring st

, his body moving in fro

rowled, saliva drip

ut warning,

was in front of her-the next, he had caught the

bled back,

y s

just strong-h

hesitated, but

attacked

to react before chao

ng the wolves around him. Claws slashed, jaws snappe

ssed herself against the tree, h

should run. But he

Frank, mesmerized by the way he fou

were dead, their bodies str

form heaving with exertion. Then, he

His voice was rough, ed

he nodded. She had no idea what awaited her in Frank's world. B