The Alpha's Reluctant Bride

learing-just dry, swaying grass

and left half-barren. It wasn'

never really

more dramatic-craggy rock

ave. Instead, the place looked

mm

al territory. Still

t it ma

first time in

escent Moon P

ee

his she-wolf glucose or someth

nd me, voice heavy

at her and stuc

ealous of my ha

hum

u bounce one more time, I'm g

n you that ice cream," David s

his is my punishment. It

y most exaggerated puppy-dog

feeling the sense o

sn't fooled. Beneath the mock an

couldn't pronounce their name

xcept this. This was differen

an's

me I was allowed beyo

e I'm a shi

t at eighteen. But me? I'm twen

Just...

ething to be proud o

nt Moon Pack, pretends he's ok

he won't look me in the eye fo

other wolves ment

ing. And I-his second daughte

me locked inside the packho

cr

safety,"

, ri

ned. A letter arrived from th

va

ad blood, they proposed a truc

formal

anking members of the Crescen

e, in the barren land

ew dress, a glowing face, and t

that isn't soaked in

said again, spinning slightly o

et to experience th

freedom looks like, I'll take

s. "Hold up. Aren't you a little

ess was a soft purple, embroid

, fitted waist. Newly sti

s definitely

plied with a shrug. "No

Is this a treaty meeti

u know how much he

ed-just a little. The distant sou

s wasn't just a personal escap

st

beginning o

now if it was p

ing members of the BloodVe

d for a moment, I t

anking members of my pack so w

would be

stopped moving when they'

urned to face his pack members

ce was soggy, his eyes, b

He didn't look this way when w

gh

nd I saw the apology in his e

ly is

e gruff and deep. " Stands the

e treaty. They ask for one thin

bring peace finally." His eyes s

second I he

e. The dress, the freedom, it w

eri

from his eyes as he w

id say beside me. "You're his d

union between my daughter and t

run to my father,

me. I can't stay with him. Plea

e

and as if on cue, I saw two sh

men standin

es glowing golden.

rius Bla

His deep voic