MOONBOUND: HIS ROGUE MATE

ter

ders'

a

every nerve in my body coiled

s old enough and bitter enough to remember when rogues were hung from

dmitted to bondi

t me as if I

rst to speak. "Tell us

the border. Wounded. Chased by

Fenric's lip curled, "-you dragged h

s my

ollowed rang loude

ver hair cascading over her robe like frost. Her v

e bond snapped into place

in a wave of dis

oon Goddess help us. You w

aid, voice da

skin. Even the air see

three centuries without scandal, without weakness. If word

m compromised," I

es

urvive the chase. She didn't beg. She didn't cry.

" Fenric snapped. "They're born feral a

hing different about her.

justifies keep

eyes. "No. I think it jus

ays. You'll reject her. Or you'll claim her. But

ady for rejec

ady for the bond,"

my jaw. "Gi

"If she's not gone by then-by death or ex

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r

stless and irritated. The pain in my side had

hadn'

ould fe

ensed him outside the door. Close. Watching.

wa

ybe s

d me-but because it hurt. Emotionally. Physically. Like something

to sle

't w

oor c

, expecting Kael or Darius-

was

d from bef

d walked in slowly, boots tapping

" she said, gla

in to check

ee if you're sti

ked. "

talking. Some think Kael's finally cracked. Others think you're a

re je

show up, Kael starts acting like a ghost, and suddenly the council's

tightly. "I didn't

closer. "T

can

on

ers despite the tremor in m

inked.

atching me like a threat. You

ething bitter. "It doesn't

ou hat

dn't d

the door and paused with

y to disappear. Before someon

shut be

-

a

earing near the eastern ridge. They saluted me the moment

ed," Dar

like leaves i

he added withou

't sche

er schedule

. "The council's

e you a d

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his face with a towe

sita

t's

teeth. "I do

ur wolf

e was ans

fifteen. You've always done what needed to be done. But if you

etly, "because I think rej

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r

I dreamt o

kin shimmered. My hands glowed gold. A symbol I didn't r

tood in t

wo

re silver a

st choose. And y

sweat-and the symbol was stil

know wh

is: I wasn't

wasn't ju

ing waiting to