against her throat. The runes were cold, a sharp contr

scalp. "My brother is at that gate with a Council. If they take you, they won't be as gentle as I've b

ooked up at him, her eyes clouded with tears and the haze of the

nds before I let them in. If you want to be a state-owned breeder, by all means, walk out that door. But if yo

g concern. "Russell, don't be difficult. If the girl is untouched, the marriage is voi

brating, a sound of pure, unadulterated dominance. He looked at Giovanni, an

ring at the thought of being touched by the C

hem," Russel

oot of the bed, throwing it over her shoulders to cover her torn dress. He kept one hand firm

ight air was crisp, but it did nothing

a man in the grey uniform of the Council. Several guards wer

rtyard, echoing with the power of an Alpha. "

landed on Giovanni. He went still, his gaze raking over her

ell," He shouted, his hand resting on his sidearm. "We're h

sell replied. He reached out and pulled Giovanni flush agai

alled out, his voice sharp. "And what

s face was flushed, her scent-now sweet and heavy like ripening peaches-filling the air. "

r a female in heat was nearly sacred in pack

the Enforcer said, his eyes narrowing. "Let her speak. Giov

inful warning. She looked down at the men below, then at the m

red, her voice trembling so

ssell hissed

ds feeling like a betrayal to her

a dark, brooding look that Giovanni couldn't decipher. He s

The asset is cla

rs for the blood work, Alpha. If there's no trace of a succes

s. Giovanni felt the tension leave Russell's bod

ck inside the room and kicked the balcony

muttered, his voice thi

felt the weight of the silver collar, a reminder of the "

n her. He slowly began to slide it off her shoulders, his eyes fixed on hers. Th

you'll be pregnant wi

k. He moved over her, his large frame casting a shadow that swallowed her whole. He rea

whispered, his voice a dangerous caress. "Y

obbed, her hands pushing

a very thorough o

didn't bite, not yet. He just licked the wounded skin, his tongue

ear screaming in her head. The chemistry was a poison, a beautiful, terrifying t

nded, his teeth grazing her pulse po

was spinning, the scent of him drowning out her common sense. She loo

whispered, the lie tast

red into a brillia

rl," he

x he hadn't shown her before. He opened it to reveal a second c

his voice dropping to a register that made