The Omega's Alpha Twin Mate

o command. The bite marks burned into her skin, a constant reminder of what had just happened, of what she could never undo. She could

lung to her muscles. She had to get away, had to escape. The forceful marking had taken everything f

g from them anymore. They would always find her. No matter how far she went, they woul

ittle to soothe the fire burning in her veins. She could hear the distant sound of howling wolves, and she knew without a doubt that Damon and

orn her from everything she had ever known. And now, they expecte

ntrol her. She wouldn't let them think they could just come back into her life and take everything fr

ched her ears. She froze, her heart hammeri

s. The bond made it harder to focus, harder to escape. Every step she took seemed to

to her, sending a shiver down he

full of smug certainty. But his voice... It was still the same, still the voice of the

his brother's. "You know you can't outru

med to blur around her as she dashed through the forest, the underbrush catchin

eps grew louder, closer.

his voice sharp. "This do

with you? After everything? You've got another thing coming." She spat the

them, like an invisible chain pulling her back. She could feel the weight of their presence, even

r's voice called, softer now.

the last few days crashing down on her. The pain from the mark on her neck throbbed, but it was nothing compared to the ache in her

ok her head. "I don't belong with you," sh

ight behind her now. "You've always been with us, and w

vulnerable and raw, and yet still full of the power that came with being an Alpha. It wasn't the same look he had given her thre

up, his voice gentle but fir

n to the pull of the bond, to return to the safety of the pack, to forget the past and move on. But too

r what you did," she said, t

" he admitted. "But we're trying to make it righ

pressing down on her. They had hurt her. They had abandoned her when

ut there was no way she could just let go of everything that had happened. Her prid

d, her voice trembling with the forc

ned again, like a plea. "You

derstand. I can't be with you. I can't just forget

"Then take your time, Ember. But you don't have to run a

er chest growing stronger. The bond still pulsed,

g, had to get away from them. But the pull of the bond was always there, always just out of reach, reminding her that