The Shadow Alpha's Bride

erate. Strange shadows were cast across the room by the flickering fire on the hea

simply a friend. You are a pawn in a much larger scheme. Slowly, as though examining her for fla

say? She tried to understand the seriousness of the charges while her mi

for this existence. Not due to affection. But, whether

oman's words, a shiver ran down her spine. T

de her legs shake. She was being drawn toward something by an energy

emed to close in around her. She required clarification. However, no one had s

o help me with the preparations." Her gut wrenched with an unexpected, uncomfortab

hing about his stance, the furrowed face, unnerved Elowen. Suddenly

were sharpened by the calm air as she followed a track through the woodland, her heart r

n the shadows through the dense branches. His pos

? One of the representat

cornerstone of her world cracked, the confidence she had placed in him crumbled.

s widened. What hurt the most, though, was th

u shouldn't be here." He started to move a

e inquired, her tone low but pierci

ned you." Elowen retreated as Dorian stepped out of the darkness and fixed Luca with a

shockwave through her body, Elowen's chest constricted. Dorian went on, his voice softer now but

ions and raised more questions. Even when she took a s

y noticed a spark of vulnerability that s

was there something much

rienced the ancient power that hung heavy in the air around her. Her bones crackled with an intolerable pres

but there was a hidden concern buried beneath the command. She could barely hear him over the

ge snarl sprang from her throat. Her human mind fought the beast that was vying for her, and

in like gravity. An image of an old wolf goddess with eyes blazing with divin

You are fated to either destroy or save them

s felt too sharp, too overwhelming, and yet Dorian's presence beside her was a str

is tone steady but laced with an edge. "The

nd peered at him. His gaze was steadfast, as if he had e

id, his voice intensifying, "but you mus

His words weighed heavily on her chest, ca

ice. However, you must accept our relationship and have faith in me. You ca

tween the fear of the power she could not manage and the sec

r was still there. "Then you put everything at danger. Yo

into fists. Was she really going to give in to him? Wou