Alpha's Breeder

aine

distant calls of nocturnal creatures. My heart pounded in rhythm with the frantic beat of my footsteps. Each

nt living as little more than a shadow, my worth determined by what I could provide, my identity erased by the whims of an Alpha who saw

was strong-stronger than I had ever imagined. She had guided me through the chaos of the pack grounds, her spee

a gnawing fear clawed at my resolve. I hadn't planned for this-hadn't truly believed I would succeed. And now, as

opy of ancient trees. The forest stretched endlessly around me, a la

whispered, my

mforting warmth. We survive, she r

Alpha Dennis wouldn't let this slide. His pride and control wouldn't allow it. He would

heartbeat becoming uneven as my eyes darted around through the darkn

ged. We're a

ing, to put more distance between myself and the pack. But where would I go? The world outside th

Its contents were meager: a change of clothes, a few scraps of bread, and a smal

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an to shift with the dawn, shadows retreating as the first rays of sunlight filtered th

ning against the trunk of a tree. My wolf growled so

I murmured, my vo

ching footsteps snapped me awake. My heart leaped into my throat as I

silhouetted against the morning light. Panic surged a

nt and powerful, each step calculated. My pulse quickened as

em said, his voice low.

as. The stories about him were whispered throughout the packs-a fierce leader

eyes scanning the area. I held my breath,

s gaze locke

, and I felt the strangest pull, like a thread binding us to

word reverberating thro

she had just said. No. That's impossible.

ssion unreadable. "Who are you?" he

screaming at me to run. But my legs refuse

ne softening as his eyes trave

c. Help? No one had ever offered me kindness before, l

ng myself to speak. "I

. "You're alone. Injured. If I leave

ung, but I refused to sho

eels turning in his mind. Finally, he took a step

is tone suggested he wasn't co

relief flooded through me. But then

our name?

lied before I c

"Elaine. I'm Alpha Lucas. If you ever chan

ed into the trees, leav

cing. The pull I had felt-the bo

, her voice laced with

g my knees to my chest. "I

wondered if The moon Goddess

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