Rejected By The Alpha, Claimed By The Beast

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clearing like a wildfire threatenin

t my insides. He had always commanded attention- powerful, ruthless, untouchable.

with unspoken threats and challenges waiting to be met. He didn't bare his teeth or

Not on Julio, not on the blood

e. It should hav

e he was searching for

, but they didn't hurt the same way. The pain had turned

k a slow s

alive,"

en't warmth. They were something e

is presence make me feel small ag

e before I could name it. "You were never st

his voice a deep, measu

ped to him. "You think yo

eath

i

et, standing here now, watching another man at m

ng Tobias the way a predator stu

lexing at his sides. The air around him crackled with suppressed r

can take what

but I didn't let the

lming. "No," he said smoothly. "I think you were a fool to

he attack with a brutal efficiency that sent Tobias skidding back across the dirt. The

a mindless brawl- it was a challenge, an assertion

ooked winded.

flashing molten gold. "

azor-sharp. "Then y

lly track. The force of their strikes sent shockwaves rippling through the ground, the raw power between them un

g-one of the strongest. But Julio moved with the precision of a warrior who

ntering from the impact. Blood dripped from his temple, his breath heaving

uggle to rise, his pride the only thing

Turned his back to the man who

his voice low and ev

ned into me, wait

to the what-ifs and maybes of a love that had never been strong

s Mat

was worse than any wound Julio had in

ast my lips. My wolf raged beneath my skin, furious, wil

ith those eyes full of quiet devotion, willing to wait, w

veins. Julio had humiliated me. Nikky had abandoned me.

e clearing. Julio thought he had won. Nikky thought she had freed