FATED MATE OR FORBIDDEN LOVE

an. Her heart pounded against her ribs, her bare feet crushing the damp

en running

ng fr

. She could feel it-the invisible tether that tied her to the man she was nev

woul

coul

ond-the mate b

orian Vale's

his pr

n the distance, d

lf against the rough bark of a tree. Her pulse roared in her ears, drowning out

oved in th

rcing herself to stay stil

-sil

uch s

's when

asn't

she could even think, a strong

ough her at the contact, her wolf r

she stumbled back, her gaze locking onto the go

an V

ha

he man who had forced t

night hair damp from the misty night air. His wolf burne

ld have

ll she fel

steady, but her body betrayed her

omething dangerous, something possessive. "I already

This bond is a lie.

rkened. "Does it

was the problem. The mate bond had been designed to make her

as f

taller, broader, stronger. Every inch of him radiated pow

ould never

haking through her. "You think because you're

aw. "I never wanted to s

a bitter smile. "An

his wolf on edge, restless. "You don

n defiance. "Tell me why I feel chained to you. Tell me why I can't

t and longing. "Because the bond is real. Even if

est ti

love," she

n't de

e he c

h knew t

the Moon Goddess. But theirs was nothing more th

ight of it all pressing dow

sion darkened i

d her chi

ce rough. "You have no ide

let

ce stretched

h

N

heat searing. "You break this bond, and you break a par

hesi

e she doub

eacherous part of her w

sper. "You think breaking the bond will se

ybe I'd rather be destro

in, raw and unguarded, there for

kly, his mask slip

ed. "Break it. If that'

wallow

eyes neve

was no command

a c

ch

Dorian wasn't taking

ering her

lse po

she

r herself from

should have

d to hate, the man who had betrayed her yet stil

d something

't sure

t

out know

her for a long

she didn't run, a slow, kno

I thought,"

breath

that he

twisted, desperate part of her w

if this

was nothing mo

did it fe