Bound by the Ruthless Alpha

ers had never b

her arms, silver mark pulsing dimly beneath her collarbone.

were already healing, but something darker lingered i

no more denying it. She carries the Night

der Ronak. "The Nightborns were traitors b

r pack. I didn't ask for your history,

oom s

t through it al

rned to

rs," he continued. "T

e's a rogue with a forgotten

my mate. Rejected or not, our bond is r

ed. For a moment, t

lt it

ne cooling. "Vanya, you'll train her. If s

dded. "I

ce. She turned to follow but stopped

ve

pillars, arms crossed. "You've st

ncess," sh

"Could've fooled me, glowing

her eyes. "Wha

way of choosing duty over everything else. You'

"You say that like yo

y. "He let my mate die

breath

hink you hate him now, but it's hard to walk

t, he wa

-

Vanya pushed Lira hard

, scent-tracking, combat. Her afternoons were for meditation a

of a house. A woman with silver

oman whispered. "You are the

asping, her mark

ally asked Vanya, "What d

roze mi

d that in

nod

. An ancient one. It speaks of a child born of moon and blood.

cks?" Li

. "Nightfang...

er heard tha

go," Vanya said. "But some say the child of

ht of those words

Protecte

lik

-

ng, Kael s

lves lined with old tomes, maps spread across

n't lo

d me," she s

aster than expected,"

inconvenient for your l

this is about power? You showing up with th

mate," she said. "You're

he was inches away. "I rejected you because i

stopped

ha

see you as leverage. A weakness. They would test you, push you, u

ghtened. "You

" he sai

is hand reached out-h

ng," he said. "I ne

hing me away,"

en them, raw and unfinished. But before he co

pped inside

est remnants has arrived. He says he know

urned

anges ev