THE ALPHA'S UNWANTED MATE

ped dress barely clings to my bruised body as the chilly night air claws into it. I am unable to resi

eartless laught

. "The buddy who was turned down. The daugh

I brace myself on my hands and attempt to muster the last of my remaining power. But a boot slams i

er voice. "You should've never tho

throughout my limbs like wildfire. The warriors are closing in, their

the clearing. He remains still. doesn't talk. His golden eyes briefly lock

ashes over his face, but bef

"Please," in a voice

sting is so acute that my eyesight is blurry. Even though I

rting alread

n on itself. The suffering is unrelenting and unending. My pulse slows and my breathing beco

lose consciousness, a voi

that you are.

p inside, a presence that is both familiar and alien

long believed to be d

hing fresh, something old and strong, hums through my bo

thing that nob

huc

eases, despite the pain that is crushing me. The fighte

despite my ribs screaming in protest. I raise my head and look into each w

vanishing from my lips, I rasp. "You t

veloping me like a protective barrier. I se

cover

ething in my gaze because th

ell

e's a fresh presen

the treetops. The warriors tense up, whi

s come two silver

mi

kes my breath catch. Even though his large bulk is covered in dark

arriors automatically shift

es, "Touch her again, and none o

rst time, my assail

ir eyes gleaming in the darkness like coals. Rogues unpre

e reason th

e moves closer to try to stop him, bu

ad your chance to protect h

h something unreadable. The fighters look at

raise my chin. I'm more than simply a rejected par

he holds out a hand. "Lily, come.

uth opens, but nothing comes out. It's too

hand is t

the instant my fingertips meet his. My wolf awake

ng as I go into the shadows b

the start o

hat tears through my chest. A scream gets stuck in my throat and my knees give

tighter. "They're severing your bond," he whispers

ing with a promise of vengeance, but my

evering a bond with a wolf

my head, causing my body to tremble. The suffering changes and becomes strength instead. It is black

as his eyes narrow. "Lily," he cautio

I am un

owls like a savage. Something within of me was awakened by the broken

, his eyes wide with surprise.

d, I meet his stare. My wolf whispers the solution i

o something the