ar's
y-a rite every wolf must endure.The moment the ritua
ion legends described between true mates,and that confirmed w
she'd thrown herself at me, begg
known about her feelings for me,
fear that she'd abandon me the sec
edar mingled with bitter herbs
f to touch what I'd forbi
ipping her panties off as she wrappe
pussy clenching around my cock as
t her neck, pounding into her t
r nails digging into my
shed wood. Her ass looked perfect with my handprints on i
slapping her ass hard enough to make her cry o
her wide open, tasting every inch of her s
she begged, her eyes glazed with
hread of connection blazed into life. The bond crystallized, real and bu
e insisted."She
ime in years, I
crisis. I had to leave immediately, but my
her properly. Make her my
dy given hers to Lucius-her real destine
rage and heartbreak, I severed our conne
n't stop myself from watching her from the
eemed terribly wrong.She
ng, his voice urgent in my mind. "Di
Throughout our entire interaction, I hadn't felt
er me. What the hell
y glass. "I need you to find out what's going on with
d confused by t
riding my earlier resolve to s
o make calls, I stared at the door
wolf-I would tear his thr
should neve
-
a's
on Sophia's nightstand. My head throbbed merciless
gh my mind-the bar, the drinking, a
ow. Had I really thrown myself at my f
gainst him, the feel of his hard body against mine, the
guest room with two mugs of coffee. Despite her cheerful tone, co
gratefully. "Please tell me I didn't actually launch
at the edge of the bed. "And it was spectacula
o be celebrating my impending free
ched for her briefcase and pulled o
assets, maintaining your medical practice independen
as I set aside my coff
h all the necessary legal language that would dissol
pered, clutching th
ed. "Now, shower and get dressed. You need to
resh clothes, I applied perfume carefully. Without my wolf, I ha
on Lucius and I had share
ce felt at home in, de
ng strange. My belongings-clothes, books, even my medical
out of the car. Miranda stood on the porch,
his?" I demanded, s
plied sweetly. "Just gett
to maintain control. "Those ar
oney-blonde hair gleaming in the sunlig
made my blood boil. Not because I wanted
, but I am still his Luna," I rem
ou think you matter to him? To anyone in this pack? You're nothing but a conve
At least I had the decency to marry him before
victim. Everyone knows why he married you-to secure the alliance w
ercepted it effortlessly, gripping
e again, and I'll break every bone in
eyes-fear, perhaps-before s
l if I were you, Viya. You may think you're protected because of your connectio
t?" I asked, rai
hen I'm done, that little herbal clinic of yours will be noth
nt door opening inte
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