The Alpha and Her Rebel Mate

f what I had just done. I had rejected Kieran before the whole pack, refused the bond that fate had drawn up for me. I

t he couldn't find me. I had never been so determined, so resolved. The weight of rejection crushed

challenged without consequences. And I didn't

little. I felt the burn of panic spreading in me, a poison that gnawed at me every moment. I would have liked t

thought that I was just angry, that it was enough to give me time to calm me down. But no one could understand the violence of this link, thi

ance of peace was far from here, far from Kieran, far from the pack. I felt like I was runnin

ape this pressure that was choking me. The silence of the night was deafening, hammering my skull, but it was not quieter than the tumult that re

hooves. He came. He was there. I could hear it, its firm and unshakeable a

He was going to order me to come back, to follow him, to bow t

ss. Kieran was faster than anything I could imagine. He was already on me, without my seei

said in a cold, bu

e far from him. But it was futile. If I stopped, he would give me. I knew

k and piercing gaze planted in mine, staring at me as a prey he had just captured.

ould escape? he whispered, h

t that I was, but panic was choking me. I was angry, so angry, but also terrified. Terrifi

d, almost pleading voice. Leave m

no importance. As if everything I felt was as ins

ied in a voice full of certainty. W

t didn't make things easier. This did not make the weight of the situation lighter. I tried to fle

is always as intense look, scrut

but you can't flee what you are.

thing I could do

ingle step before

s. I hadn't even had time to react. My warriors. The members of my own pack

them scolded, his tone betraying a

. His fingers were like chains. My whole body stretched, refusing to accept what they were

ordered another. But I knew, I knew in the depth of my bowels that they did not do that for my good. No. They wanted to p

movement. If I got carried away by them, I knew i

rious. "I'm not going to marry Kiera

ut their loyalty went far beyond that. It was a question of honor, power, politics. If I escaped now, everything would be scr

the others, and his imposing aura betrayed his rank. "Come back, Zara.

ng in his gaze gave way to negotiation. No forgiveness, no mercy.

not a request. His voice left no do

felt, what I was ready to sacrifice. I wanted to yell at them that I was not a commodity, a piece on a chessboard. I wanted them to see that I h

earth seemed to vibrate under my feet. An imposing, da

his silhouette standing out clearly in the dark. His eyes, with a piercing black, pierced me as if he wan

aid in a low, but firm voice. The tone suffered no obje

ould never be to him. But these words were corner in my throat, as

as if he did not want to rush to me, but that there was no other solution. T

her voice more freezing than ever. "You belong to

kin invades me like a burn, and I removed it as quickly as possible. It

d my arm, pulling me violently towards him. I was like a doll in his

voice was weak, almost str

compassion. "You have chosen by rejecting me,

d as a block of stone. The more I struggle, the firmly he kept

aid in a low voice, almost

that I would not escape this destiny. The link between us, which I had

me, unshakable. His eyes scrutinized me, and in his gaze, there was mo

And it's not negotiable

no return possible. The pack was waiting for me. And I had no idea wh