could feel its glow brushing against my skin, pulling me toward the alley once again. I knew I s

ourse, he

r under the moon's gaze. Every step he took was precise, controlled, yet impossible to ignore. My

low and deliberate.

ouldn't explain why, couldn't explain the pull that drew me t

d his lips. "Curiosity. Fascin

e caught in a violent wind. My pulse hammered in my ears. He wasn't entirely human tonigh

. he step

screamed to run, but I couldn't. Couldn't even think about m

oxicating. "I am not safe. And yet... you're s

y throat. "I... I don't know why I'm

ist, pulling me flush against him. Heat radiated from his body in waves. I want

his breath brushing against

something deeper something I hadn't dared to n

understand..

he said, eyes flickering with something feral, something unrestrained. "Beca

he Alpha vanished or maybe he became something else entirely.

fire against my skin. "Mine in the moon

ble. Desire, connection, inevitability. My heartbeat echoed his, and I rea

And in that light, I understood: nothing in my life had prepared me for th

I didn't wa

lready belo

pressed closer and whispered my name... I realized I had no ch