The Shadow Alpha's Bride

on the edge of the clearing, her bare feet digging into the soggy grass. Long shadows were cast across the pack by the gh

mured, his voice echoing across the atmosp

cally. Her pulse beat in time with the night's rhythm as her body throbbed with an energy

ntered the moonlight. The air hummed with power, and she felt a weird warmth. She could smell the soil bene

her chest. For an instant, she felt as if the moon

the little moonlight. Elowen stood aside, the peculiar connection to the sky above still c

and dark eyes glimmering with challenge. As he

t with her. "You're not ready to lead," he said. The air was he

d to defend herself. She clinched her teeth and replied, "

ed. Her veins throbbed with instinct, a wild, unbridl

her lips in a deep groan. Before she could stop herself, her body twisted and twisted, fur springing from

volved into something far

hummed like a live wire as she stood in the clearing, her new form looming over him. Her heart was rac

through the air. His eyes narrowed as he replied authoritatively, "Eno

wen, you are not the woman you once were." "You've gone to

's breath came in ragged gasps. Her inner wolf refused

pack rejoiced over the conclusion of the confrontation. However, she noticed a move

She saw a pair of shining eyes in the distance, and her heart skipped a beat. De

hatever or whoever was out

from the moon's residual tug. She didn't know how to deal with the power that was alive within of he

. His eyes were dark. Her voice cracked as she did. "What was that? What became of me? The

This power..." He spoke slowly, as if he were picking his words de

d the change within herself, it became tangible when she heard it from him.

er to something sinister," his voice trailing off.

wing fear in her chest. Would she be destroyed by thi

n's warning. A woman entered, her presence dominating the space. Her eyes were piercing and unbli

creased. Her skin crawled as the woman'

uous voice, "You don't belong here, El

had slapped her with her remarks, leaving a sour aftertaste. She tr

ace. "You cannot have the Alpha with you. His demise is imminent because o

, causing her breath to seize in her throat. This

y saying, "Your family and mine have a history. Y

Elowen felt a chill. Her own r

was connected to something far more frightening than she could ha