ella
into the woods, I didn't turn back toward t
mance had to
I scooped up a handful of damp earth and smeared it across my ch
ess alibi. I was attacked by Rogues. I barely e
led to a waterfall at the edge of our territory. The sound of rushing w
cutting through the smel
oppery a
. An Alpha. But this was different, more potent than any I had eve
ainst my ribs. This
trunk of an ancient oak, pee
, dressed in black, his clothes soaked in blood. A gaping wound on hi
him was suffocating. He was a corn
caught in
n Mcco
k. A man who had carved a bloody path through his enemies and nearly seized the Alpha
il
t back into the shadows. My
n
e a thunderclap i
, locked onto mine. A jolt, sharp and electric, shot through me. My in
ree, the next he was on me. A hand like an iron vise closed around
in my vision. I was forced to meet his gaze, a
, intoxicating mix of pine, w
i
from my inner wolf. At the same time, I felt the echo o
s human side was lo
narled, his voice a
voice a strangled rasp.
pain. His grip loosened fractionally. A fli
speration giving me strength. "Rog
the genuine terror in my e
finally taking its toll. Hi
sucking in air. My throat was raw, and I
est heaving. But those piercing blue eyes never left me. He was
is man was a complica
to find myself at the edge of a steep, rocky cl
ator in front of me,
hink about it
assessing the new, terrifying landscape of my plan. This was a variable I h
nd on his chest. My training, the
I said, my voice surprisingly steady. "If you d
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