The Alpha's Heartbound

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tion gnawed at me from the long drive and the emotional toll

way out. I wouldn't let them take me down

lessness, enjoying the terror they could smell in the air. I tried to mask it, but it was impossible. The fear pulsed through me, my hear

alone, standing in nowher

ehead, took a step closer, his eyes gleaming with sick amusement. "Looks l

ughed. "She'll b

e than a piece of meat. My breath quickened as they closed in. They were close now, too close

wn on my wrists. I tried to pull away, but they were too strong. "Let go of

ld hear me

ack, holding me in place while the leader approached, his eyes gleaming with twisted e

tle thing,"

mach, and I spat in his

so hard that my head snapped to the side. Pain exploded in my

ping my spit from his face. "

bric. Panic surged through me, and I struggled harder against the men

It was deep and dangerous, sending a shiver down my spine. The rogue

s widened with p

heart jumped at the sight of him. He was tall, his muscular frame moving with lethal grace, and

in their eyes. They could smell it-just l

manded, his voice low but d

anger and me, weighing their options. The leader snarled

his eyes narrowing dang

. My pulse raced, but for the first time tha

nding, and it wasn't just his size or the dangerous aura he carried-it was the raw authority in

Three against one. The leader sneered, clearly thinking they had the advantage. Idiots. The

are?" he spat, stepping forwa

fying speed. Fur rippled over his skin, dark as night. The rogues followed suit, each transforming, th

w, threatening growl, his sharp yellowed teeth bared. His two followers were smaller, leaner wolves. One was a wiry gray wolf

ared to the wolf that

leaming under the dim moonlight. His hazel eyes glowed, burning with deadly intent. He was l

o ordina

wn wolf with a force that sent both of them tumbling across the dirt. The rogue let out a sharp yelp, but it w

was brut

un on his hind legs and sank his teeth into the gray wolf's throat. Blood splattered across the ground as the good wolf sho

ds, desperate to escape. But the good wolf wasn't about to let him go. He chased him down in a blur of bl

hest, my breath shallow as I watched the beautiful wolf wipe out three wolves like it was no

s toward me. My knees felt weak. He shifted back into his human form, utterly unfazed by the blood on his hand

and shock of everything that had happened. I tried to take a breath and force my body to stay upright