The alphas' obsession
e away the cold knot in her stomach. Another day in the Blackthorn mansion, another day of trying to f
Damien's ruthless determination, Dante's piercing calm, and Darius's disarming charm seemed designed to wear down her defens
given the choice to hide and she p
open. Damien stood in the doorway, his green eyes shar
said curtly. "You'
d, startled.
His tone brook
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arriors sparred in pairs, their movements fluid and precise. Others practiced shifting, their wolves
Sienna asked, kee
ith a grin. "Today, you get to see what it
n stepped forward, his commandi
rying over the field. "Strength to protect, to lead, t
the weight of his gaze as it lingered
er ear, startling her. "He
echoed, her irr
veryone," Dante explained, his to
Sienna knew better than to disrespect any
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ed into the fray. At first, she was reluctant, standing on
his mean smirk firmly in place.
wed. "I'm not
ed, circling her slowl
on't need to prov
serious. "You're stronger than you think, Sienna. But if you keep r
Sienna squared her shoulde
around them, their murmurs of interest
k," he said, hi
," she s
on in her eyes, she got
-
w quickly her instincts kicked in, dodging Darius's att
fluidity that spoke of years of training
round, his weight holding her in p
h warm against her ear. "But
im, her frustration s
offering a hand to help her up. S
ured their approval, though some s
an I thought," o
weak," anot
em all wrong, to show them that she wasn't just some weak om
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nd herself wandering the cliffs again. The cool breez
s approach until he w
y," he said, his t
, surprised. "Are
hink, Sienna. Stronger than you think.
?" she asked, her voice
anor replaced by something darker. "
ht behind his words. "You're tal
nswer. Instead, he turned and walked aw
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s more to Darius than he let on, a hidden past that haunted him, and she was determined to find out what it was, she was very su
less nature masked a determination th
emeanor hinted at depth
in the middle, struggling to find her place in a w
o survive in the Blackthorn Pack, she coul