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pricked the back of my eyes once more. I let one final tear fall before I turned
ething but were holding back their words. They, too, had tears glistening in their ey
pha. However, despite the gradual evolution of the world around us, female Alphas remained unrecognized. Many women had attempted to claim the title, only for their packs to be
uffocation enveloped me. His scent still lingered in the air, choking me with memories despi
ncerned expression. She was Ryland's mate, originally from one of the largest packs in the country. Yet, when she met Ryland, she didn't
going som
nd nodded. "I just
you, if you wan
to be
ultimately nodded in defeat. "Pl
hingly empty. I wandered aimlessly, my feet directing me away from our territory,
I found myself standing at the entrance of a club, a place that Alexei had warned me to avoid. It was bustling
epped inside, unsure if I was drawn by my grief or
my surroundings, I suddenly felt a hand snake around my waist, causing me to flinch and inst
who wore a clueless smile and
smirked. "This is w
," I commande
Matt, by the way." I instinctively covered my nose and pushed him away. However, judging by his scent
e to my neck, leaving me aw
" I reiterated, my voice
"Or else, what, sweetheart? You have the face of an
was a strong possibility he was attending
my dreams," he added, a
ould I have
im. I was prepared to push him away once and for all, but before I could make my move, I fe
with all my strength, I fina
iving him. "All the girls here want to sleep with me. You should be flatt
nge fog swimming around in my mind. Frowning, I quickly re
bling up inside me. He smirked at my outburst, cl
king me feel things I had never felt before. Every second that
ound my waist with a squeeze, "then you really have no reason to refu
ash, utte
were nothing but obnoxious, self-serving villains. I wanted to fight b
heir own worlds, busy grinding against each other, and they didn't seem to find our interaction even slightly un
wn when he walked in. The overhead lights illuminated his path, casting a soft glow, and e
ng, and his scent-oh, his scent. It overpowered the foul o
ing toward him. His pink, rough lips remained the only foc
ood in front of him, my focus sharpe
more handsom
my arms around his neck and pressed my li
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