Sacrificed

ve elevated your statu

have," I

throat. "Why didn't Beowulf relocate y

long sigh. "Perhaps coming from another pac

couldn't yet see the motives behind his gentlemanly behavior. By the time Beowulf had kille

ancy. When she recovered, Alpha Mondo's mate had told everyone she'd had syphilis. Anyone with a lick of se

ogged after us,

d?" Dolp

e girl from t

Her father used to be Dad's administrator before the night Alpha Mondo had struck. T

ver Dolph's tall, muscular form. "I want

ehanging the

bbing up and down, and her eyes spark

introduction to th

at the man at my s

from the Norse P

. "You spe

oked you up on Supernet." She clapped her hands over her m

, she sprinted in th

d. "Another r

als, so she might never dev

Every species had Neutrals, from vampires to witches to shifters. Nobody knew why their magic failed to manifest, but

o keep my distance from Phina. She had no

our pack, but they channel th

us at the academy that Neu

my face until my cheeks turned hot. I met his blue ey

r head to see why I'd reacted. Once she saw that it w

wrong?"

voice, and the alertness in his eyes sharpened by s

ulse accelerating.

e almost took control on the spot." Dolph's breathing became

aporated from my mo

o another, but when I look at you for signs that y

e weight of his stare. The breeze stilled, and the air became thick with tensio

ured. "This is the first time anyo

s warned them off you,"

hook my head, furrowed my brow and tried to step back, but

walking, mak

ffice. The few times I'd been sent to him for punishment, he had either delegated it to someone e

rs. Unease settled in my gut, making me turn my gaze toward the poppies

least wonder why the ruler of Logris allowed psychedelic plan

h said, "Your heart rate quicken

hing I've notic

have a h

pursed my lips, trying to contain the progress of my flush. Wh

uch intrusive questions?"

nce." He placed a hand on my arm. "Our shaman is goi

his earnest features. "Yo

ers," he said, sounding grave. "Maybe Fenrir doesn't believe in fated mates li

ogether, I would be ecstatic. But Mum and Dad were fated mates, and so were a few other wolves in the pack

hes. Could I settle for a stranger I'd known for less than an hour when my

t, but she didn't so much as lift a

ut. "There's someone out there for ev

me with a frown. "What will you do if the shaman's magic

illed my chest with warm hope.

softened. "An