The Alpha's Amnesia

t and push the thoughts away, but Elara's reaction, her dread and hesitan

op thinking ab

der's eyes were full of resolve as he looked at Elara. "What are you

ay, but Ryder went closer and kept looking at her. "Tell me, Elara," he s

ey made fists at her sides. "Ryder, please do

is jaw was tight. "I need

omething keen that hadn't been there before. "Right

elings. "No, Elara." I won't let you keep telling me lies. I'm not the

nto a thin line. She straightened her back, an

tated in a chilly voice that shook a l

ness, and how her hands shook just a little. There was someth

t away from Elara, and his chest rose and fell with each breath. He looked into

gry and desperate at the same time. "Please te

now what you mean, Ryder." She gulped hard, and her eyes went to the fl

tion. "You are hiding something." I can feel it. His hands turned into fists, and the

I didn't mean for it to happen," she said in

t. He could see the remorse in her eyes and how her chest rose and fell

weight of his mistrust made it nearly too much to be

ull of tears that she hadn't shed. "I... I didn't

she said, no matter how hard he tried. He felt

made him more sure that there was something bad

oice had broken tormented him. He moved closer, and the gap bet

d like a threat. "I know something went wrong. I can fe

jerked back. She drew a brief breath, as if she were p

"I've never lied to you, Ry

ngry. "Why do you seem to be keeping something I sh

ied to grab her, but she stepped aside and shook her head angrily. "You don

r, and the gap between them seemed more unattainable with each passing se

ng her hands together. "It wasn't supposed to be thi

as about to cry. She opened her lips to say something, b

was too close and planned, mak

wide with fear. She took a step back, and her hands shook at her sides. Ryder's t

ra didn't answer. She merely gazed at

low that Ryder could hardly hear her. "M

eathe. He wasn't sure if he should soothe her or d

locked into fists at his sides, and his wolf gro

shook her head. "I couldn't stop it

heard a snarl from the trees outside. A low, rum

surged forcefully, and the primordial urge to protec

er was in

trayal that had split them up. Zane has always

ain. Elara stood still, her hands still shaking. Her face was pale, a

at did she pick? And

renaline through his body. He stood still, staring out the window, his muscles tense like a spring r

ting longer and darker. Ryder's wolf woke up and became more aware of its surr

iet it was like a whisper. "We have to go," she whi

en, in the dark, two brilliant eyes appeared, cutting through the night like two spheres of fire. The eyes looked right at them, without

hushed voice that sounded l

as if she couldn't force herself to look out the window. She opened her mouth, but

matically reached for the knife. "Get away from the

visible force calling him forward, like a challenge in front of him. Ryder's

arm and held it tightly, shaking it. "No, Ryder

ncertainty. "What do you mean? It's t

pale as death. "He isn't here for you," she continued, h

owing he was in danger. He was attempting to figure out what she meant by w

person outside wasn't just a threat; they were out to get me. And Ry