ALPHA'S HIDDEN MATE

and bathing the stone halls in a pale, otherworldly light. From the forest came the

t made his

arked with the Blackwood crest and a sigil that only his father could unseal. Dorian B

d hovered ov

ly connected Elara to the massacre, then someone in their world had gone to great l

epped

t

ge first proof n

The head gardener, a gruff older man named Bram, had quietly taken a liking to her. He

ding her a watering can. Those w

ed, then sm

esponded to her, oddly enough tilting toward her, blooming brighter u

ear the approach of footste

very low and syrupy. "Still p

stif

nther, her silk gown whispering around her ankles. Her

ost be pretty if you cleaned up. If you knew how t

fingers trembling slight

tter how pretty a slave may be, she'

g herself to ignore the s

hisper. He'll grow bored of you, you

a strand of Elara's hair behi

me, Elara f

a's eyes

re?" sh

her. But she straightened. Just a l

ina no

You think he'll protect

t and cruel. He sees a

d swept out, leaving a trail

ain, unrolling a map of the surrounding te

gn wolf?Markus asked, eyes

howl came from east of the ri

'Arcy te

nodded

for years,Markus mu

ring,Lucien said. Mayb

Maybe You think th

anora heiress, she won't hesitate to fi

a long breath.

aled before the Council visit next month. A un

ors and a girl with no voice,

nodde

's get th

fell d

uarters. Only the guard patrol remained, thei

watch and when the corridor to the wes

rlier from his father's quarter

icked

age and secre

ction. The lock on it was different and older. Silver runes

ed slightly as he ins

er creak

, its edges brittle, the Vano

heart pounding. Th

n't op

t

omeone neutral. Someon

n to form i

clair Pack. Neutral territory. Let them verify the

spected, it could destroy the

e E

wer, resealed the

ond figure standing in the s

him go, her expr

owly, sh