The Alpha's Lost Mate

st, her heart pounding like a war drum. Twigs snapped beneath her bare feet, and the cold night

ward. She didn't know where she was running to-only that she had to keep moving. The memories she had clung to were nothing but scattered fragments, pieces of a life s

ir from her lungs, and pain shot through her limbs. Blood welled at her palms where they

sten. Silence. No more howls. No rustling of leaves or snapping of twigs.

darkness, locked onto her like a predator that had just cornered its prey. The massive wolf stepped forward, its black fur blending

cking and reforming, until a tall man with dark hair and piercing silver eyes stood in front of

," his deep voice rumbled, shar

clenched at her sides. "I don't want

cognition flickered across his face, but it disappea

tightened. "That's b

d it made something inside her stir-a strange pull, like a thr

ead, stepping b

d. "Not until I

s thick with tension, their eyes watching her with curiosity and suspicion. She had been through

I am," she admitted, voice laced with frustration. "I woke up one day with nothing-n

is gaze locking onto the scar as

ind him spoke. "Al

ered, his voice leavin

ething deep within her, a whisper of familia

yes burning with something she couldn't quite dec

t dried.

r than she could react, gripping her wrist and pulling her closer. The moment their skin

his feeling-it was po

loosen. "You're

hest. "No! I'm not go

voice held a finality that se

pha's presence dominated the space between them, his closene

was stronger, faster, and the bond between

growled, thrashin

e said, voice quiete

oked at her, the way his touch sent electricity dancing over her skin, made her wonder if maybe, just maybe, s