ra
ne as powerful as Kade Blackwood championing my cause, even if it was just with words. The anger in his eyes was a reflection
*He understands,* she whispered, a sense
oth of us. This man was a stranger, a notoriously ruthless Alpha.
out at the dark woods that bordered the pack house. "It's
He had moved so silently, I hadn't even realized he was closer. The heat from his body
g day? I'd be an outcast before the sun comes up. My ow
enough to cut glass. I hated how path
s a fool," Kad
o glare at him. "You don't
hat he is allowing his new mate to disrespect the memory of his former
was seeing me. It was a feeling I hadn't experienced in a long, long time. Since my mother died, I had bee
, this stran
the lump that was forming there. "I'm not a treasure,"
voice softening slightl
s trailing down my cheek. His touch was like a brand, a spark of electricity that shot
ant, joyous sound. *Sparks! Debr
Goddess that you had found your fated mate. It couldn't be. It was impossible. My mate couldn'
ing my head in denial.
stone. But I could see the flicker of something in his eyes –
tic," he said,
al blow, knocking the air from my lungs. This whole night had been a
ber of her being, and in the end, it had destroyed her. He had moved on so easily, replacing her without a second thought. I would no
," I said, tu
ng around my wrist. His grip was like
mbling. I tried to pull away, but it
eed to talk
ied, my panic rising. "It was a mista
sound that made the hairs on my arms stand
terrifying, magnificent beast that was barely contained beneath his skin. Th
d to tunnel. The world spun, and the last thing I saw before the dark
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