Bound By Bloodlines

her. Her eyes widened, and she instinctively tightened her grip on his hand.

he quickly masked his surprise. His grip on her ha

win realized. Ther

hat?" she whispered

ered through gritted teeth, his voice

ack, her heart racing. "Yo

as he rolled his eyes away from

mand answers to, but now wasn't the time. She could feel the eyes of the pack

through her, lingering like an invis

y on Dorian, on the strange, intense connection she had just felt. She could fe

hand abruptly, and the loss of contact was jarring. Irwin's hand tingled

whispered again, her voi

dening once more as the elder prep

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w. Dorian was silent, but his expression had shifted slightly, j

al rites, but Irwin barely heard him. She felt like she w

ering, Irwin and Dorian were le

at that was?" Irwin whispere

, you by now know your role here.... You

uldn't give me a straight an

his voice cold and distant. Finally Dorian decide

weight. She looked up at him, searching his face for something like anything

ng closer. "When we touched during the cer

. What were you thinking before Irwin.

"Nothing? I know what I

s voice sharper this time. "Don't make

t his gaze silenced her.

s. "That's all there is to it! The ceremony i

"Purpose." That's all she was t

m not imagining things, Dorian. There was something there

she had hoped for. "There is no connection between the both of us. You are nothing to m

tightening. "Why are you being like this? Wha

sides. "You should've known from the start, Ir

. "How did I end up here? Married to

rs had left the hall, murmuring amongst themselves. Irwin stood alone, the weig

voice trembling with unspoken hur

s eyes still cold and dis

sical blow. "You exist." As if her

but she fought them back. She wouldn't gi

s," she whispered, he

e hardening. "But here we are. You cou

surged thr

addressing Dorian. "Alpha, the preparations are com

one with Dorian right now was unbearable. She glanced at him, hoping he

m and final. "Take her to my cha

, 'make sure I stay there'?" she aske

ng. "You will remain in my chambers. The p

up. "You want them to

voice as flat as ever. "I don't care what y

ll lie to your entire pack

htened. "Do not

hands balled into fists as frustration bubbled inside her. She couldn't u

ed," she said quietly, her voice shaking with emo

his voice low and threatenin