LUST OF THE ALPHA KING

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s thick with the

gged as she pushed herself faster. The confrontation with Damien still bur

it in h

he air. A da

-a s

e, sending her tumbling through the undergrowth. She rolled, s

umbled be

d, her blood

a

somethi

grotesque, with glowing red eyes and claws dripping w

a For

had lost their humanity, who had succumbed to their most prim

il

eature

shifting mid-movement, her wolf taking over in a blur of silver fur. She

the trees, snapping

g a burning gash across her ribs. Pain lanced thr

aste of its blood was wrong-bitter, tainted. It howled in fury

her feet, chest heav

blur of

mi

lf snarling as he tore into the beast. The fight was brutal-claws s

up, ignoring the pain,

inst the corrupted monster. It was fast, b

hen-s

l, twitching, be

r breath. Her body throbbed, wounds burning

chest rising and falling, hi

" His voice wa

from her mouth, n

r injuries anymore. His gaze wa

d-and her wo

g, its grotesque form shrinking,

reath caug

ust some ra

as L

ormer

ated

ted. How? How ha

ll of unspoken rage. "He wa

ome back, trying to claim her, tr

w he w

y their

inside her

down, Damien was suddenly there-grabbing her, pulling

red. "He was gone, Selene. He

stop the ach

mien's body, and sudden

he rage. The u

to something hot

ng into his shoulders, her lips crashing

dy, gripping her like he'd never let go. There was n

lood was still

didn'

eeded to drown in some

er neck, his teeth grazing ov

n-he he

panting, confusion f

en she

en eyes

with

with

e was barely a whi

, turning slig

n-glowing faintly-was a mar

mate

hing

ing da

is expression unreadab

pounded. "Wha

s jaw c

e-he said, "It means you