Bounded to the Alpha

scent of leather

ve lit with a dull, golden glow. The air was cool, but her body was burning-her

bo

Thicker. A wildfi

Lucien's voice ru

s to her, muscles cut deep beneath skin marked with battle scars-old and new. She recog

that had burned on h

re we?"

. For

r lair, guarded

re. "You're alive because I carried you out of t

appened

rland's magic. Blood r

k, her chest, her wrists-but worst of all was the pull in he

crossed the room.

in motion. Controlled violence cloaked in the gui

u," he said. "Your wolf is c

ant it to

't have

s have a

u're ordinary. You were marked for more than hiding. T

m your reward

ou're my p

close. T

the faint scar across his jaw, the way his h

he

e rope had chafed. She flinched, not b

ed. Her breath ca

don't you?"

ate

do

his thumb str

e prey caught in the jaws of

rom me," sh

he d

ips grazing her temple.

brea

t didn't feel so

ed him ba

his smirk ling

yours,"

e replied, t

howl pierced the air outside

cre

is head lifted,

re," he

s already o

ming wi

. "You're

whole life," she

longer than necessary-then tos

caug

cave together,

darker now. T

of the trees. One was bleeding, a slash down

ened?" Luc

e pale one said. "But

it before

round. A vibrati

to a clearing-a

in thorns. But n

in a silent scream. His body was covered in black vei

hat?" Luna

de it, eyes narro

wh

ow ma

went

me shadow witche

ien said grimly

trees. "This wasn't meant

wh

ked at her

ou

he wind. A smell of ash. A whi

u

s nearly

her arm again,

afe here anym

ought m

ow they'd fo

are t

hose who want your po

reath qu

me, she wasn't sure

ss that hu

eginning to r