The Alpha's Secret Lover

ady despite the nerves she had undoubtedly been feeling. She sat d

f who we are as wolves," Gregory said,

at transcends anything you've ever experienced before. It's not something

g hers as if seeing through to the depths of h

ful, beautiful thing in the world, b

right away. And sometimes you m

mate sent a wave of panic through her chest, but she didn't let it s

voice tinged with the

s incomplete. The wolf inside you craves that connection, and when it doesn't

ing more serious. "It's not just the bond

without words, the one who will stand by

t doesn't happen. Because, as wolves,

osity, but there was no sign of worry on his face. He had found

her eyes thoughtful as she absorbe

h the enthusiasm of youth, "you said we can't

son, his expression softening.

deep inside. Your heart will race when you're near them. Your wolf w

What if she didn't feel that pull? What if, l

w it's hard to imagine, but don't rush it. The bond is precious, and

and to comfort you when you're broken. They will be your stren

hat's why, when the bond is absent, when you don

and you can't help but feel left behind.

g you have to learn to live with,

in, as though reading her th

our pack, we are all here for you. And your wolf will always b

trength of your pack, and

ana chided gently, setting a glass of orange juice on

arents' bond was a beacon of what she hoped to find in

ll, intricately wrapped box. "A gift," he s

klace with a crystal pendant that sparkled like the m

," she whispere

Anna said with a grin

ning modesty, "I do have

n, her gratitude overflowing. "I

fectious. But as Sarah stood at the edge of the clearing, a flicker of unease dampe

ide, she decided to tak

e, she let the cool evening

family to start a new life

into her worries, a sudden, inte

embled, and her senses sharpene

ed into its wolf form. She screamed, the sound tearing thr

r wolf was magnificent a creature of grace and power

o find her behind the cottage. They sto

his voice choked with e

aming down her face. "Yo

exhaustion but radiant with joy. She embraced he

f?" Anna asked, her own eyes

nt before smiling. "Akir

e trees. Its glow illuminated the clearing where Sarah stood with

illed with a new determination whatever came tonigh