ria

o my room and locked th

cry. I stood in the center of the ro

t for a wolf of my caliber, this was nothing. I vaulted

a scent o

h Elyssa's vanilla and the copper tang o

scent trail led into the woods, toward

ed like a ghost, blending i

e the cabin. The lights were dim, but the floor-to-ceili

e. He was stripping off his tuxedo.

Sh

r sprouted from his skin. Within seconds, a ma

ously healed-she must have used a healing pot

pproach her with the reverence of a mate.

as he mo

was breeding. It was pr

my wolf hearing pic

yssa moaned. "Ma

d-act, his skin glistening with sweat.

," Darwin grunted. "She's so cold

. "She can't even give you a pup. I

"I know. The bond... it pulls me to her, bu

ac

n my chest, loud

the Mat

ut hearing him reject the very essence of our connection-hearing hi

my knees i

someone had reached into my chest and torn my heart in half

ed, they wo

lf howled in agony. He

. He flinched, rubbing his ches

it?" Elys

ered, shaking his head

king. He ignored the soul-sickness.

a dull, throbbing void where his love used to

ction in the darkene

e

the moonlight, they were glowing. Not the yel

ng a brilliant,

Wolf was

ice carrying the weight of a curse. "Because when I a

the cabin and vani