ar's
watching the lights of the Moonlight B
ory alliances had left me drained, though
ised his glass in a mock toast, his grin wide beneath his b
a small smirk.
," Daniel chuckled, signaling
ering-Jackson, my head of security-my Gamma; Daniel, m
gh I suspected they were more intereste
over territorial expansions and upcom
tance, an instinct I couldn't igno
ry muscle coiling tight as I
her usual scene-not the proper Luna Wilde I'
ha?" Marcus asked, notic
keeping my back t
she married that undeserving pup Lucius Wilde. The mem
p her in my peripheral vision. She was with that law
. A lot. And Viya
becoming Luna was cracking, revealing glimps
se the elegant line of her throat. My grip tightened on my
back. "Did you hear what I said about the
Increase patrols. I'll review
drifting back to her
o forget, her movements becoming increa
e. I'd made sure of that years ago when I'd p
yself away, watching over her from
niel asked, pulling
ied, my voice gruf
om behind, a soft body pressing against my back.The scent o
ce was a sultry purr that
cious second before I turned, moving with s
tasy I'd ever denied myself. Her crimson dress cl
oulders, and her brown eyes were hazy with
scaped my lips bef
icent breasts against my chest. "Don't you want to play with me?
ould feel the heat of her skin through the thin fabric, my
for," I growled, feeling my eyes flash with a
t there. My cock hardened instantly, pressing against her
yes defiant. "Maybe I've always kno
ucket of ice water. Dadd
t even re
and demanding. For three glorious seconds, I gave in to the madness
Married. And clearly mistaking me for so
back. "Viya? What the hell are you doing he
her face. "Alpha Caesar? Oh my God..." She s
r than any knife. Of course she hadn
d up to, before she found
. I looked her over with deliberate coldn
ially not in your condition," I said, hating
issed the part where you still had any right to tell me what
w because they were true. I had g
u home," I offered, trying to salva
ng in her eyes. "And I certainly don't need your help now after y
h the bar as patrons recognized us. This wasn't just about us anymore-thi
Viya out of thi
bbing her arm firmly. "You're m
't get to act like you care now. You made your feelings perfectly clear years ag
eep us both safe. For a moment, I felt my mask slip, pain fl
oldly, desperate to end this conversation before I rev
renched her arm free, s
dripping from every word. "You bas
her friend, then headed for the
aming to go after her, to explain,
hing her walk away-just as I had
r?" Marcus asked carefully.
pha," I snapped, though the words ta
suppressing all night finally broke free, washi
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