f?" My voice cut through the

wly, she turned to face me, her breath u

raid. If anything,

o you?" she asked

smiled, because, for the first time, I cou

d and unkempt, and her lips were slightly parted as i

ead, regaini

nd I shouldn't be

wouldn't stand a chance with Aliso

nd that was to bear me p

te bond, that was

an't be my mate,

l,

r, and something in

from our mate bond. It sat on her skin like

in and with a force so fast, she shove

hands on me again" she roared, her v

o one talks to me in such a manner, lit

out a cr

ir sinful hands, the hands that cheated on their mates"

sarcastic lau

d on my

onal you think?" I glared a

ed on your mate a few days before his coronation ceremony, doesn't t

d truth, she quietly strugg

tful place. She was acting so stubborn to my

they bend at the end" I muttered slowly, gripping he

my grip but my ha

little puppet, let

d you would do as I choose, you ad

d by a sudden knock on the door, one o

lready, they are waiting for you" he inform

ing the last glance at

ere already gathe

sharp and expectant, following his every movemen

hy they w

emind me of the prophecy. To urge me

ging their murmured greetings. My wolf stirred restlessly beneath me but I push

dest of the council,

s heir, the key to his legacy. Should their bond be broken, a curse shall awaken-his power shall wane, his wolf shall wither, and Shadow

le. The omega you purchased is not j

she is from the Bloodthorn pack an

bitter laugh scrap

esn't con

a mere historical myth

ave ruled this pack since I was seventeen w

an omega, a divorced L

I am sure the Moon Goddess wouldn't be so crue

s, doesn't that dr

aring thin and I just want

destiny," Elder E

either break your curse or bring ruin to

e back of her neck, that alone is a testament

ed my hand against the table, t

I don't think I need a ma

t a low chuckle as

u have with Alison but that doesn't disrup

er the next full moon is sooner than you think, just a

don't need a fragile omega to save me." My chest h

She wouldn'

leaned forward, fin

you fear

truth. I turned away, stalking toward the window as

a part of me knew t

ified me more

ate bond, this way I won't be pressured