t shook the ground. The air suddenly turned freezing, like winte

rms stand up. Something was c

both with fear and knowing. The claw that was a

his voice barely aud

was massive, easily twice the size of any Laura had ever seen, its shoulders tall

filled the air, making it hard to breathe. Laura's l

arkness, fixed on the rogues surrounding Lau

the rogues whispered, tu

to look away as fur gave way to skin. Within moments, a man stood in its place-tall and wide-shouldered, wi

ange marks, symbols Laura didn't know. They seemed to m

d. The Alpha of

Alpha anyone could remember. Stories followed him like shadows, that he'd killed his own father to take ov

l of promised danger. He walked slowly, every step

of Laura's hair and stepping back. His earl

ere j

to hear through the clearing. "And a hurt one at that." He tilted his he

e dared to speak. Even the for

nally seemed to break under Lucian's stare. With a

Bloo

d and, in one brutal move, tore the rogue's throat out. Blood

outh. It had happened so fast, like a

ier boldness vanishing. They looked at eac

ear in his voice as he backed away, hands up in giving up.

," he said, voice soft as it promised death. "But

in confusion. "I

ely follow his moves as he tore through the rogues like they were

halfway, breaking his back with a sick crack. The one with the blac

mething both terrifying and amazing about how he

d to run. He made it three steps be

one. Tears ran down his face as he clawed at Lucian'

y, his face showing no em

rushed it with a sick crunch. The body droppe

yed, followed by the steady drip of blood from Lucian's hands

e... but why? The Bloodfang Alpha wasn't known for r

and it was like standing in the path of charging bulls. He stepped closer, standing tall above her kneeling form. His eyes

in deeply, and something in her

e said, as if she mi

n to the mix of the broken bond and the attack. Black spots danced at the

ain, the word comin

t his eyes weren't pure silver but they had bits of blue in them. Little flecks that made

ng in again. His dark eyebrows pulled t

d, finding her vo

word hanging heavy in

there. She had just broken a mate bond. She shouldn't feel anything

nged to no one, that she had broken her mate bond exactly to be f

g her firmly against his chest. His warmth seeped into her cold skin, chasing away the

ered, but there was no s

d, not even looking at her as he

ost dangerous Alpha in the five lands. A wolf known for his mean and

plus the fight and the blood loss, was too much. Darkness crept i

ask as her eyes grew

passing across his face, something that did

ng she heard was his voice, a whisper agai

arkness took h