The Shadow Mark Luna; Mated to 7 Identical Alpha Kings

but. Kade stood before her, arms folded and broad stance, waiting.

ade urged, his voice calm ye

cess the power she had only just begun to grasp. Just below the surface, she had felt the r

ower seemed to elude her grasp. It was li

said, his voice cutting throu

her wrath buildin

in reaction to her feelings. Pulsing in her chest,

er hand, hoping the energy would follow. The ground under her feet tr

ld consider it, a shockwave of unadulterated st

it; she had accessed the Shadow Mark's s

s side, she y

d dirt off his clothes. Lois, that's the str

ounded. I m

ge it, though. But you have to manage it. The p

acing from the burst of energy. Kade's remarks rang in her

one else, her fingers shaking. The Shadow Mark, the darkness within her, f

rself, "What if I

musings. "You'll learn. But y

row creased. I don't want

calculated as he approached her. You will not. But you must con

ore; the energy still buzzed in her veins. It seems to be cons

ike this the first time. The strength will press against yo

panting faster. Wha

can manage it. The road ahead will be much more d

throbbed under her skin, vibrating with its own life. It was aw

er head was a furnace and her ideas whirling, the night air was cool. Though she trie

d to me why this is occurring." Why sh

dable. He remained silent for a lo

d down through generations. Your ancestors were part of the Alpha Kings' legacy

Alpha Kings? But I, I don't

tied to the Alpha Kings in a way you don't yet understand. You will

I'm barely holding myself together

ne who can bring them together. Without you, the Kings will fall ap

k, her heart thumpin

ng. "You won't. But only if you accept your autho

ts. She didn't know if she was ready for this route.

through the trees with an almost carnivorous eagerness. Once sharpened by years of training and survival, her insti

, her voice shaking.

forest. Though Lois could feel the awareness in his posture, the tensi

his voice low. Tyler's g

d formerly trusted, was pursuing her like an animal. The idea o

nything." We're not only fleeing from t

y a power; it also made her a target. She had no idea how far Tyler would go

e have to get ready." This is not only a

own safety. It was about safeguarding what was left of her humanity. Tyler had

arm. Lois, you have to use the strength inside of

, doubt pouring in

trong. "Or all we are bat

ntrate, her body tight and her mind racing. Tyler's troops were close by, and every nerve in her body cried f

rising around them. You have experienced it previously

urge inside her, dark and primal, like a storm about to break loose. The earth beneath her feet tr

back!" Lois gasped, the

chored her. You don't have to hol

er focus. The air became thicker, and a shive

ew darker. Pre

From the shadows shapes appeared, people covered in dark

tative, "Remember, Lois, you got this.

sts. Tyler's men were fast closing in, leaving her n

ike a tide ready to crash. The choice was to fight or run

houghts screamed

g in, and Lois knew the