Meadow
a physical shock. For a m
nally managed to say, my voi
amusement; it was the sound of a man who knew a lie when he heard on
No one could sense another's inner wolf w
pace feel claustrophobic. He reached over, took a clean glass from th
flat, matter-of-fact, as if he were commenting on the weather. There w
on me-the faint, lingering ghost of a broken mate
d slipped beneath the table, my fingers closing around the cool, famil
ok a slow sip of the whiskey. "Your pain gives you a... compe
ous, poetic observation, and it made me feel seen in a
rful Alpha aura wrapping around me like a heavy cloak. "I'm
ed. I knew wher
e dropping to a low, hypnotic murmur. "One
oposal was insane. It was
I hissed, the words
ot offering you money. I'm offering you oblivion. For one night, our wolv
ep into my soul and targeting the very source
tion escaped befor
. "Because your eyes are scre
at of terror and a dark, desperate desire. I did want it. I wanted to fall so far and
t deep inside, in that silent, dead place where Lyra used to
ce a soft, seductive rumble. "I will give you my body, my warmth, and one
y physical release, with none of the soul-
umphant sneers of my sister and stepmother. What did I have
e to the broken girl I used to b
aky breath. "I ha
yebrows arched in
r of strength. "That includes... no faces." I tapped the leath
seeing that look of disgust on a thir
intense. Then, a slow, knowing smile touched the c
ree
e booth, and extended a large, calloused hand to
s go, my w
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