Mated to my Billionaire Boss
nged sentences, and with every keystr
in. Her scent wrapped around him like a drug;
had
of him, Alexander k
ould have fought it, hi
e was
e liked i
le: Lucas's War
A Bond That
an Alpha-in-waiting, trained to control his instincts, suppress his emotions, and alway
posed to happ
eneath his skin. Each second away from her was a battle; each breath without her scent was torture. But he knew-how could he not?-that s
made her
ks avoiding her, trying to put some distance between them. However, it was a failure. Farther he pushed her away; the more his wolf rebe
ll driving
s. Alexander snapped his eye up, and narrowed his g
ca
nder steadied himself, then
d an air of disapproval hanging in them. He was Alexander's longest-standing frien
Lucas, stepping inside
d the door behind him. "I kno
tense. "Then you know y
The Dangero
he past few weeks, and he didn't like what he s
he way his wolf was responding. While a bonded mate c
," Lucas spoke firmly. "You can
ured. "I'm n
id you almost lose control when a rogue came too close to
is jaw but did not d
m right. She is dangerous for you, not because of
is teeth, his wolf
s me human,"
softened into a grimace, but his mind
e: The Cost
unning his fingers through his d
r life to lead this pack. You have given up everything-right from your freedom to your choices
lenched. "You make
ice dropped to an almost whispered tone. "What? You think I don
s sparkling a blend of gold from within. The wolf in him w
s never scared. "Better you tear you
harder than a
is was one of those lessons his father had burned into him from childhood. An Alpha who allow
"You think
akes you hesitate." He looked straight into Alexander's eyes with conviction. "If it ca
d there, voic
ilence spo
4: A G
aze never wavered. "You think you are protecting her with yo
n from the start. His enemies would use her as a pawn. If they disc
ty that he might not be able to protect he
. "Let her g
cut deeper t
y, feeling an ache in his thr
ngers on Alexander's
assed in silence,
odded, though it fel
The Choic
do, what he knew was right. He rejoined the outside world. He tried to ignore her,
like
r her every second, clawing at the walls of his mi
il Emma foun
his apartment, c
avoiding me," s
his fists clench. "
r w
yo
the
ryone b
ouldn't
closer to him. "I don'
ice. "We were nothing." It was a lie, an
im, trying to read something into his face
d and dropped her
d and wal
Alexander
x: The Hol
ing for him th
is go
d once, his exp
carefully. "You've d
r did no
hing-then why did it feel like