The Bite Of Destiny

n and blood. Growls reverberated through the shadows, circling me like a

hrough the darkness, mocking and cruel. "

rged, their eyes glowing like fiery embers in the gloom. Rivals. Enemies. Their jagged teeth

sure the world knows your secret," he'd said, his voice slicing through

my arm. My secret couldn't fall into their hands. My survival wasn't j

-stepped closer, his massive form dwarfing me. He

d, his voice like gr

ome closer," I spat, my voice sharper than I

t them all, not alone, but I refused to cower. If I w

st wolf

ing, striking like a thunderbolt. A dark wolf-a predator like no other-landed between me and the enemy. He shift

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yes that gleamed like molten steel. His presence

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lves fell back, their snarls replaced with uneasy w

ve.

pha meeting Lucas's gaze. "S

's words were soft, but they cracked like

by one, the wolves retreated into t

the alpha hissed, retr

psed against the tree, my br

isper, sharp with suspic

aking over me like a cold wind. "You're

when he reached for me.

octave. "This isn't about care. It's abou

. "A pawn. That's a

e was answ

said, his tone flat. "The pack ha

ice cracked.

presence suffocating.

t me like a

ng my head. "Absolu

"Our packs are on the brink of war, Emily. This union is the o

s words cutting deeper

ice softening for just a moment. "It's

w him? The mate bond tugged at me like a cruel joke

ternative

steady. "Fine," I muttered, no

g gates of his pack loomed before me, an ominous remind

aid, his voice low and unyielding. "Whet

side me-fear, anger, and som

ssed the threshold, my heart poun