THE ROUGE PRINCESS

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when suddenly strong

ng at his touch. It was Luke

ttle wolf?" he scolded, ca

ait - are you the black wol

lack wolf? Tho

now what I saw! Don

Heard you scream and thought Rogues got you. Almost left, but couldn

e mean. I thought you w

as the water got shallow. But h

e said, sounding worried. His

werewolf perks." I jumped down fa

ck my tongue out and splashe

oth of us laughing. For a minu

the water. I came up sputtering.

erious. "You want to be rescued, little wolf

't ignore. Davina howled in m

ut to touch his chest. Davina

chin to make me look up. Leaned in like he

he whispered. "I won't be a gentleman." He b

hing held him back. He kept kissing m

against him. The contrast of cool

ed Luke hard. He lifted me up, kissing back ju

my friend's name, voice rough with

didn't care. "Then let's be

ng me shiver. "You're play

get burne

river. Nothing existed but him and the sparks between us. I forgot

down gently. I blinked in co

ckering over his face. Desire battled wit

is," he said ro

replaced my lust.

ings you don't know. About me

ked up then shut me down! "Not right

. You have to

ing!" I shouted, tears pricking m

want you so badly it

n't know what game you're playi

but he caught my arm.

nothing to explain. Ha

ling as heartbroken and confused as I was. One minute Luke

the night. My pack! They must be tracking me. Luke swore

ell Luke all over me, know what we almost did. The shame burned. I was

' Davina said

o our territory, praying I'd reach him before anyone else found me. I had too many secr

pha who blew hot and cold. The emotional whiplash left me reeling. And a small, treac

ing else. 'What did he mean, thing

d he couldn't be with me. But why? What secrets could be so terrible he'd deny someth

k, used magic I barely understood, had my heart broken by Tyler's betrayal, and nearly ruined myself with Luk

t fall apart now. I had to be strong, lock it down, keep going until I was safe.

ke and I were far from over, no matter how much he tried to deny it. Fate

time? Or would the secrets and shadows swirling around u

e were a twisted story that was only beginning. One that would redefine e

tarted...bef