The Vampire Princess´s Forbidden Attraction to the Enemy Werewolf

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floor. No one spoke to me. No one looked directly at me. They watched from corners, from do

Information was power, and I needed every advantage I could find in t

the mountain. Torches lined the walls, their flames steady in the still air. No windows in these

cross his throat-gestured toward a narrower passage. His tone sug

passive. They wore leather armor reinforced with steel plates-battle-ready, even

ourt would want details. I would provide them, though I already knew what

studied werewolf architecture as part of my preparation, but books couldn't captu

a heavy wooden door reinforced with ir

erate. I turned, maintaining the composed expres

to gauge his true years. Tall, with broad shoulders and the coiled tension of a predator at rest. His eyes

low and controlled. "The Al

ard. The distinctio

g his tone. "Though I assum

jaw-the smallest tell. "T

the Alpha-I'd anticipated someone softer, perhaps, or more obviously aggressive. This man

e door open. "You'll be expected at the

thing electric passed between us at the contact-like static, but

d along another, already lit against the mountain chill. A small table with two chairs stood near a narrow wi

g my assessment. "But there are guards at e

e they there to keep othe

. "Not everyone agrees with the Al

efore I could stop m

lightly. "I follow

not an

o the corridor. "There's water for washing. Clean

respite to gather my thoughts, plan my approach. In

ort straw? Being assigned to the va

ose, the air between us charged with

ice dropped lower, almo

fusing to show weak

eyes tracked down to my mouth, then back up. "And

h me-anger, I told

ite the rush of blood in my ears. "Your Alpha was

ent washing over me-pine, leather, something wild beneath it all. "But I don't think you

lose to truth. I stepped

hing about me

ps. "I know predators, Danna. And

idor. I closed the door-not slamming it, refusing to give him

with the way his eyes had seen through my careful mask. Nothing to d

olves howled in the distance, the sound both beautiful and chi

I was a predator too. And I would no

ing for the evening meal. My first real t