100 Days, Alphas' Mate
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heart racing in my chest before m
e said calmly from beside m
hair just a few steps away. His green eyes were fixed on me, intense but unreadabl
clutched the duvet, dragging it up to my chest like it could shield me f
His voice was calm but carried a certain authority that made it har
anced around quickly, scanning the unfamiliar room. The walls were dark and wood
?" I asked, my voice dry and
before taking another sip. "Isn't that the question e
strange about how calm he was, as if he'
ut I know you're the one who showed up back there, when I ha
sn't in the Crystal Moon Pack anymore. There, I would've been on the floor, scrubbing tile or receiving c
small table next to him a
ipping lower. "I've been watching you, Cedar B
had ever spoken of their de
look on my face. "That's why I'm telling you the truth. I
, muscles built from battles, from years of survival. His hair was dark and swept back, clean and thick. He wasn't exactly handsome in t
to be d
on the duvet. "What do you want f
bed before sitting on the edge. His weight sh
ched the blanket. "This is usually the part where the rescued says thank you...
didn't ask to be saved," I mu
out hesitation. "You begged for life. You promised your br
know that? No one had ever heard those p
're not the moon goddess," I said, still trying to hold my gro
f and shifted farther
minus Maruto of the Oakwood Pack, am your answered prayer. And I choo
like a whispered legend, one I never believed I'd encounter in the flesh. Now it made sense. The fear in Icarus' eyes, the sile
'll protect you," he said quietly. "But only if you let me. I didn't r
don't understand why someone like you would go
u will have access to everything I possess. My name, my resources, my status. The fear that follows me will sh
strand of hair behind my ear. Th
aid, locking eyes with me. "You can k
ok me more th
eamed of while bleeding on the floor of my pac
dn't b
no?" I ask
nodding toward the large wooden
hy does it have to be one hundred da
s eyes scanned my face, pausing at my cracked lips. His thumb bru
head said run. My h
he even heard me, my focus was more on th
rpened. "You
he Crystal Moon Pack, accept you, Alpha Dominus Maruto of the O
like a storm had passed. "You
s gently to my forehead. The
ervants take care of you while I draft the c
ehind him, sil
of everything settle. His scent still lingered o
to. Was this a dream come true... o
and the warmth of comfort crept in
in a long time, I d