THE ALPHA'S CURSED MATE

aced as she fell th

ing, just a deep black

rushed past her, and she tried

nally cried, he

as no a

of the wind whi

ind r

? Where was she?

her body hit the ground, a

chest heaving, tryi

ed herself up an

g was dif

e place, one she ha

oth and shiny, like glass, and

lights flickered like sta

ng mix of colors pur

pered to herself, her

her eyes searchin

e, she saw som

igure outlined by t

ard her, his face

ice echoing in the strange, si

ough she felt

she said, stan

econds, his eyes scann

fighting that creature, and the next

again, still unsure of

know,"

feeling we're

soft, eerie laugh ech

meone or something

stinctively wen

he murmured, h

a shiver run

f danger since the first ti

different and

ything else, the ground

ain?" she asked,

, his eyes narrowed

ws, figures be

en two, then d

creatures that seemed to melt into the

em steppe

figure, wearin

g red, and its face

n demanded, his voi

dn't respond

hed up and pulle

, her face pale, her eyes

old and smooth. "And you, Seraphina, a

heart skip

for me? B

but there was n

en of you for centuries. The one who wi

step back, her th

'm just a girl. I do

smile onl

e, Seraphina. The power inside you i

ed, stepping in front of

let you

We're not here to 'use' her. We are here

m Morrigan to Ravyn,

lking about? Who

s flickered wi

g in this place, waiting for the right moment to gu

l?" Seraphina repea

to help me? What d

anything from y

oftly, her voic

truly are. We want you to become

a shook

yone's leader. I just want to be free. I w

d, but there was a hint

orld needs you. You are the one who will bring ba

took a dee

y anyone. I just want t

on enough," M

e. You must choose whether you wi

hina repeated,

er, placing a hand

r. We can find another way. We

d, though it w

. The prophecy is clea

d, deep growl f

he looked around, searching

ess, a massive c

s fur black as night an

and it snarled as it s

forward, his

he said, his voi

didn't attack

away, its glowing eye

ate," the wolf growled, it

will pay

eart pounded

o idea wh

dea what was

he was in danger, and t

want from m

but this time, it wasn't

led with magic, d

your destiny, Seraph

pe what you are

ng else, the wolf lunged at

ted, "Sera

in her throat, but before she could

oon itself had ex

there was a brilliant,

from her, but it stopped, as if

w brighter, until it co

gan whispered, her ey

en a powerful wave of energy shot out f

n pain as it was thro

a dimmed, but she felt so

that had been asleep for so

idened as he l

, what jus

down at h

very light, and she could feel a s

't know," s

y anything else, a voice

nd cold, fill

can stop me?" t

up in shock, he

eet, and she felt a presence, a d

e shadows, a figu

creature, but now it

o something even darke

ke again, its vo

om your fate, Serap

a's hear

g closer, and she felt

at do we do?

ront of her, his s

fi

ed brighter as it lunged tow

d cracked open bene