Alpha's Thirst For Ember

r's

rling down at me. The air between us crackled

s how

is also the same man

d at the edge of my mind, but t

y, dragging me out of my reverie. I thought I hea

d as his eyes scanned the dark tree line where the leaves rustled unnatur

were clos

with a mix of rage and disgust, his nostrils

hrough the link. 'How dare you,

I...' I stammered desper

ever. Do you understand me?' His voice was cold as ice,

e insisted, his proxim

y heart beating so loudly it

he fought the pull of the mate bond, deem

the body of the pu

ough the dirt beneath him. I'd taken the responsibility of protecting him

couldn't afford to fail them both, e

only thing preventing my wolf from launching herself at him. When I d

se of my life no doubt. I was tired of being treated like something disposable. First as a

partners. The news of their fallout and imminent war against eac

bers still loyal to us, and we holed up in the forest just out of reach of Thorne's forces. The

pierced the air

to fight. But I was on my own. The man who stood before me lo

d to raise my eyes to his, instantly getting lost in his golden o

ed, his tone tense.

around us quickened, and branches snapped, fo

Thorne asked me, his t

rge furred shadow moving so fast it blurr

toward me like a living nightmare. I saw only te

large form lunged forward-the rogue striking him first, th

could he

hrough me, and darkne