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gut, knocking the air out of me. My face

ha

en. One of them

My heart is hammering so violentl

no, no.

't want this. I don't want to be tied to another man,

. A pull I refuse to acknowledge. My wolf, weak and

t watches me, his eyes calm and voi

k the

itate. "Sire,

d the air grows unbearably

es the men scramble to obey. The keys jangle, the lock clicks, a

n't

The moment the guards step back, my vision wavers.

ts...and then

the ground. A firm chest presses

His scent floods my senses-smoky cedar. I can b

e to

ody. My fingers sink into silky sheets, and the air c

ith wooden beams, and a fireplace burning low in the corner. The b

into my head. The cage, the g

. My chest tightens

n, and I jerk my he

ycan

already fixed on me. He doesn't look surprised

ramble back again

a brow. "I haven't even touched y

the blanket. "Just-ju

head sideways. "Get w

es he mean? Is he testing me?

the tremor in my voice. "

ddenly dropped, replaced by a frown I didn't like

I intend to hurt you? That I will reject

eet his gaze. I tighten my fingers around the blanke

or a long momen

mega. A burden." The words spill out, bitter and raw

need?" His voice is calm, bu

my mout

and why he hasn't already cast me aside, why

at night, that betrayal.

teel into my spine. "Fine. If yo

le

gh his expression before it's gone, buri

he

knee pressing onto the bed, hands braced on either side of me.

something rich and wild. It makes m

breath away from my ear.

desperate to put distance between us, but

, as if amused

make a difference," he murmurs. "The moon godde