The Shadow Alpha's Bride

ng individuals with wolf-like strength in their eyes. She sensed their eyes on her as they evaluated her, their unspoken verdic

commanding hand anchored her in place as it brushed against hers. The weigh

ll find your place here." His tone was eerie, as though he

r in the room was oppressive. They weren't just evaluating her; they were e

a whisper. "She's not

old. With its walls steeped in ancient history, the mansion seemed to come to life. The hous

f something she couldn't identify. similar to my family. His words had

t was a fortress, designed to hold power, to keep something within and something else out. As she crossed

as something about this place-it was more than just the pack's stronghold. It felt like it was waiti

ehind her, close enough that she could almost sense th

ed corridors. The weight of Dorian's pack, his family's legacy, pressed on her from all sides. Her

scarcely apparent, even in the weak light. Curiosity,

. At the center of the room, a small desk was cluttered with papers, a journal among them. She

ack. The phrases didn't make sense-symbols, coded language, and references of an ancient link between th

me? Elowen demanded, her voice ba

try read, "The bond between the Alpha and his mate is strong

realized she was spying because her heart was racing in her chest. There was no way he hadn't dete

rian standing in the threshold, his posture imposing and his stare colder than she had eve

behind him seemed to close with a finality that rang through the room. "This h

pressing heavily on the floo

ed deep within her, echoing, "You belong to me no

room grew warmer, and her ches

nsible for the heat that swept through her, not only the intima

tense. Elowen felt a strange burden fall on her shoulders as she stood next to Dorian. The pack's

his voice heavy with a sense of finality. "Now, you're a part of something far la

eting just seconds before. Her mind cried out for her to fight, to es

that seemed to get stronger every time he

the gloomy horizon with narrowed eyes. "And they won

aiting just outside the pack's boundaries. She was no longer merely a

d changed. She was shivered by the ethereal gleam of

ckening certainty, Elowen realized that they h