Fangs of Love

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d see the shift in his eyes-a flicker of concern breaking through the mask of intensity. It was the kind of expression I had only seen a few times i

ate. The Alpha King. Bound to him for the rest of my life, just like my mother was to my father. The thought made me tremble harder. I could see it so clearly-the endless years

n't survive it. I screamed once more, louder this time, and threw myself off the bed in a desperate attempt to escape. But

ut it was useless. His grip tightened, his strength overwhelming. I was trapped, completely and utterly, and the real

ust as fast as mine. For a moment, I thought I sensed something else-something like pain. But I couldn't trust it, co

voice shaking with the las

would ignore my plea. But then he spoke, his voice low and

ing. They never did. My father had sworn the same t

earable, a burning brand that threatened to sear my skin. I wanted to shrink away, to

e terror worse. How could he not see that his presence alone was enough to break me?

ut it didn't change what he was. What he could do. And as he held me tighter, whispering

e where I would always be bound to a man who, no matter what

lt against my skin, the icy grip of despair that wrapped around my heart whenever he was near. I was transported back to my c

His brow furrowed, and I could see the conflict raging inside him, a storm of emotions I couldn't be

were afraid of breaking the fragile silence that had settled a

n't understand! You're just like him!" My voice cracked, and I could feel the weight of my

at his heart. "You don't know me, Cassie. You can't judge me based

me here is helping? You think your presence is a comfort?" My chest heaved with the f

d, desperation threading through his vo

d with the raw edge of pain. "I want to be fr

features, the way his jaw clenched tightly as if he were holding back a tidal wave of emotion. I could sense that he was fig

voice low and rough. "You're with me

nk to the floor, my knees hitting the cold wood with a thud that reverberated through my entire being. I p

ps in a broken breath. "Why did you have to

me. "Because I need you, Cassie. I've been searching for you for so long. You're not just a

his voice, a raw honesty that made me question everything I believed about him. But I couldn