e P
me, a heady perfume of wildflowers and rain that was quickly becoming my favorite scent in the world.
longing she was trying desperately to hide. But she wasn't pulling away. She was
s said, his voice filled with a ho
k to earn her trust, to make her see t
stood up and walked over to the large window that overlooked the
king?" I asked, my
insane," she said, her voice a little stronger now. "I'm
a small smile on my
faint blush coloring
le widening. "Because
ked away, her gaze falling on t
. I had been so focused on finding my mate, on the initial sho
ilver Ridge Pack. I was the Alpha of the Blood Moon
back over to her, "we g
her face. "And how are we supposed to do that
uldn't leave my pack. It was
nking you could come bac
. "What? No! I can't just
gently. "Not really. Your father has a new
the way she flinched. But it was the truth. She was an outsider in he
, her voice a defiant wh
"I will give her a place of honor in my pack.
ties. I could see the appeal of my offer in her eyes. A new star
Fear of the unknown, fear
d, shaking her head. "I
we don't have a choice, Debra. We ar
ust give me a chance. Come to Blood Moon for a week. See what yo
uld never let her go. But it
, looking for any sign of deception. I met her gaz
ernity, she let out a long, slow br
whispered.
washed over me. Ares howled in my mind, a joyous, trium
ed her hand to my lips and pressed a kiss to her knuckle
illed the room. I could feel her emotions, her fear and
enough.
k. I would show her what it meant to b
of the week, sh
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