The Alpha Reluctant Mate

eam before the car door slamme

ay a word. The seatbelt or whatever they had strapped me with kept me pinned, not exactly tight b

almost casual, but there was a sharp edge underneath

l themselves the Black Pack. My father had ruined me with debts I couldn't pay, and now

ds sticking to the sweat and rain, and glared a

ot rough enough to hurt, but enough to knock the air out of me. There was a low g

dim light. There was heat there, a claim, something I hated and couldn

lders, dark hair plastered to his forehead from the rain, and eyes that burned like fire. He didn't move fa

la Carter,

keep my voice steady, "

g unless s

wasn't just words, it was power. He owned

everything else feel unreal. Dominic didn't guide me as a normal pers

the dark as if he could see threats I couldn't even sense.

that moment. I wasn't used to taking orders

ilent. Something was watching. My chest tightened a

, from behind a corner. "Well, wel

ually against the wall. Smug, arrogant, dangerous. My s

ance that made the air thicken. He didn't move toward or Jax me,

ed, I hissed under my breath and Dominic's hand brushed mine. Not a touch

art thumped every time he was near. And yet, some stupid part o

k appear behind him. Dominic's body tensed. The air between t

Jax sneered, voice dripping with cha

me, a warning, a shield. "

my body wouldn't obey. I could only watch

t cut through the rain. "We'll

into danger, thrown into his control, t

adows. I screamed. Dominic moved like lightning, intercepting him with a force I didn't even think humans cou

eyes boring into mine. "Eve

my body was pinned by adrenaline, fear, and something else I didn't want to admit.

ze stayed on me, "You survived," he said in a low voice. "And you watched

usion, and the undeniable pull he

in the city, not just under Dominic's watch but in a new life that