e's

ly escorting my true mate through one of the most exclusive restaurants i

hearsed courtesy. "Your membership has been revoked at th

place to eat-it was a symbol. A hub of elite power among the werewolf com

y voice level despite the rage building inside me. The manager merel

that infuriating little smirk curling her lips. The expres

er scent sour with distress. I turned and led her out, my jaw clenched so hard my temples

with tears, her soft voice break

, soft and uncertain. "Zane. do you thin

." My wolf howled in disagreement, but I bur

sed to be powerful, right? What if she's. offering herself

lipped. "Men like that wouldn't waste time

ia's

t stir even the slightest interest in my wolf. Three years of suppressing my true Alpha natu

in the restaurant, sipping wine and basking in the quiet aftermath of poetic j

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night-dark hair and eyes that seemed to hold ancient secrets, he moved with the lethal grace of a predator. As the Alpha of the Bloo

even as heat flared across my skin from his proximity. I refused to acknowledge the

deliberate. "On another date?" he

ing he knew about my dating efforts-news traveled fast in ou

expression unreadable, eyes reflec

nce. My family is also pressuring me about marriage." His eyes locked with mine, intensity bur

, oh shit,this wasn't just any

ur night together flooded back. "If this is about what happened betw

on his wrist, his voice deceptively casual. "Let's call it mutu

e. "Mutual benefit? I'm curious what benefit the

es. He leaned closer, his scent enveloping me-sandalwood, pine,

low, intimate pitch, "I'd get another night with yo

ing electricity through my veins. My wolf pushe

nued, his voice dropping lower. "How you felt beneath me. The

his hands on my skin, his mouth marking every

ional tone at odds with the heat in his eyes. "An alliance between Blood Moon and Frostf

his perfect mask. "And you think I'd agree to a

t play games, Sylvia." His fingers traced circles on my hand. "W

I was still hiding the instability in my scent, the cracks in my wolf'

to leap at the first sign of affec

aking the air around us feel charged with electricity.

ope you enjoyed the little show earlier. Consider

ization. "The membership

thrills down my spine. "I own this r

. As I contemplated Caesar's unexpected proposal, my wolf paced restl

I wondered what my friend would think about me marrying her cousin. B

, someone with integrity and power to marry,

ing my eyelashes playfully. "Caesar, darling

ion. "Tomorrow then. Ten in the

d to, when he suddenly stopped. His dark eyebrows furrowed sl

ered Zane's expression earlier that evening. "Don

away. I watched his retreating figure,

going to marr