authority was loud and made everyone under it tense. I knew I had no choice but to submit. However, I refus

we were surrounded by wolves larger than I had ever seen. Their dark figures b

cking each other ferociously, and the rogues lost at a speed faster than light.

complete

port because I was too weak to fight and too disoriented to run. My head was banging

suffocating at the same time. The fallen bodies were lying under his tall frame with his glo

hen they were done with the rogues. Their breathings were st

tand. He took a slow step forward without breaking his fixed gaze on me. I could

hat my body trembled. A cold and nauseating wave of fear swept through my system instead of

e." my lips trembled as te

errible pain in my shoulder. "Stay back,"

e filled with possession. He stopped in front of me and cro

backward. My heart pounded so loudl

toying with its prey. "You're injured. We can't let that

tried to push to my fee

the ground, his fir

through me. I couldn't bear to accept that my biggest enem

ng the sharp pain that shot thro

his gaze never waver

er laugh. "And y

ead, he glanced at the bodies surro

esperately wanted to play the hero?" m

nt in silence and then turned to

could you be so cruel

ack to mine. "We d

s no hesitation in his voice, no re

ood filled the air, mingling with smoke as someone set a torch to the heap. The fi

g the mess that caused him to show hims

ave to kill them all. Scaring t

e said simply. "They

sts. "I can take

was sarcast

way the fear. "I don't need you. I

hed their task, waiting silently for their Alpha's comman

e a choice," h

isted at his

coming w

back and spat out lo

as calm but grounded with aut

n it. "I've been in danger my whole life. That doesn

ing the space between us. I refused to back away this time, e

e," he murmured, h

ot one

t from mine as his gaze roamed

, gripping my wrist, not harshly but firm

've enjoyed your vacatio

is grip didn't budge. "I'm

into mine. "You alrea

fury because I wasn't his,

ruthless Alpha who had just claimed me, I realized that I had