Bound By Bloodlines

council are never done with her. The guards voice was sharp, his nudge just as harsh. Irwin stumbled fo

ht into the den of wolves. The eyes of the pack members followed her every s

id", they

outsi

rry Alpha Dorian." Th

alls loomed high above her, casting long shadows that seemed to close in on her. She coul

that

like this

bring

each passing second. She could feel the guards on either side of her exchanging glances. The

d of power, cold

allowed back the bitter taste of her nerves. Cain, the only council member who had spoken with her

ht made h

as vast, but it felt suffocating. Wolves lined the space, their gazes sharp

n she s

. He was taller than she had imagined, his figur

d fierce intensity. But it was his eyes cold, black, and unreadable that sent a chill

mouth

the silence like a blade, deep and full o

f she was nothing more than an inconvenie

dy her breathing. "Yes," she managed, h

his smile. It was just a flicker of something dark and u

d coldly, his gaze raking over her

She felt like prey under his gaze, like he could

, a flash of defiance creeping into her voi

Disappoint me?"he echoed, his voice low, dangerous. "You h

let him see how his words rattle

ld. "You're here because you have no choice," he said, tak

er ground. "I didn't ask to be here," she

dened, and for the first time, Irwin thought she saw a flicker of something

me like that?" he asked,

her head high. "I don't see why I wo

ing her space. "Hate you?" he murmured, his voice l

ling slightly. "But I can see it in your ey

ards still standing near the entrance, then back at her. His gaze burned with som

the guards, his voice devoid of emoti

r word. The guards stepped forward to escort her, but she barely