nto her room and force her into submission. But nothing of that nature occurred. If anything, the party continued

ting? He was, after all, h

and Merlin from loving each other. But it was the betrayal that Maya couldn't forgive. To think that Merlin had been using her all t

iration. However, he was as cruel as he was handsome. He is a capricious tyrant who hosts a

, knowing how much the Alpha hated women like her. There couldn't possibly be two daughters in this family; th

orn wasn't her mistake, so

aya wanted to strike back at he

arent's room and k

me

nts' stormy ones. However, a lot was at stake here, and she gathered her courage to say, "I'm so

if finding it hilarious, sh

ht to fight against the bond, whi

how their eyes widened. They probably never

tonight, I plead to be excused from leaving. With everythi

s would deny her, but Luna waved her

dly, knowing this was th

y, deep green sweater with dark wash straight-leg jeans. She added classic brown ankle boots and a simple silver pendant

dress up like this. She was seen out infrequently. With the constant mockery and disdain from the pack members, she was practically a loner who kept to herself and spent most

y tailing her from the corners of her eyes. So, for the rest of the day, Maya walked about the pack with no destination, intentionally tiring them down. Maya

did s

't fin

d out and lo

aiting patiently until there was

**

is was why she had intentionally slipped away from her guards; they would never have allowed her to end up in a place like

nger feel this pain. However, the pain refused to fade. Instead, it grew with every swallow. Tears welled in her eyes, b

ed. It was as if the alcohol had opened a floodgate inside her, and now the te

a raw, unfiltered anguish that filled the s

it kept them at bay. So she continued to drink, glass after glass, until the world around her blurred. All she

she found herself committing, nearly falling from

et, and she slumped against his chest. Still slight

reamed in her head

ck

found h

as wiping Her mouth, and she slumped back against him, her face buried in his chest. She inhaled his scent once again, driving her mind into an overdri

r than she thought. At first, he was too stunned to respond, but he grabbed a fistful of her hair in a second and deepened the kiss

hers. Maya took the time to run her hand over him, feeling the

cted in his eyes with the way it had darkened. He reached, rubbing his thumbs across h

flared, their lips never parting as he stripped away their clothes. In the next instant, her back hit the bed, her mate's irresistible body pressing against hers as he made love to her. Maya lost count of how many times she

*

id she feel so sore? A frown at once creased her features, and she sat up at once. And, Oh

k! She had to g

up. By some luck, she found the man's wallet and found quite a lot of bi

was when she made up her mind-she was going. She wa

Mer

k A

er par

ew life for hersel