r chin raised, her shoulders squared, and

eps echoed through the corridor, but

ld hear was the sound

happened

g the moment King Evren's han

first, felt panic

, she hadn't felt on

ect

ecoil. Instead, the wolf had gone eerily still, alert i

ldn't hav

rejected the touc

of the Last Lycan overwhelming instinct itself. Power like his b

rself, lost in her own tho

urprised. She had, after all, crossed the world to face the most dangerous man and not only that, she had survi

a Mi

her thoughts. She turned to see a ste

o her, presenting something wit

hopes it will serve as... a reminder. That agreeme

r

quickly masked it, hesitating-for jus

was understated, nothing like the ostentatious pieces Adrian favored. But she found herself breathless, mesmeriz

k it. She fastened

a reminder, she would ac

spoke, before bid

secretary asked, alre

el," she

*

st thing she did was to take a pict

d a caption,

t resting against white linen, th

ion was i

s than a minute a

hrough a screen-unease crawled up his spine. He'd heard of her journey to see the king,

ace. King Evren's reputation was legendary: brutal, untouchable, indiscriminate

a seemed to have c

s wife,

irred-sharp, ins

ared with Ivy, not bothering

city like his life was at stake. His wolf growled, snarl

emanded, as he barged

me out for some air shakily

asted no

twice until Mira

visibly so. Her posture was relaxed, her hair tied

an snapped the moment the door shut behind

dn't seen each other for days, yet all he

she didn't show it. She f

oo, Adrian," sh

games Mira," he warne

ng the room to sit on the bed. Her movement was sl

ed. His nostrils flared, a g

n, posted the picture for his attention yet here

She responded. "And yes,

ssed, starting to pace. "D-d

but he wanted to hear it f

aze. The room was silent f

es

er, his gaze locked on the p

othing more than to rip it off her hand. His wolf threatened to

her feet. She'd been calm before, but now, with the threat o

fts without expecting somet

darkening. "You didn't seem to think th

s hit th

ghtly. The room was plun

ice lower. "I should never have done that.

off guard. She frowne

a. Truly. Let me make it up to you

heart p

pressed, his voice soft. "Just take the bracel

yes, they called to her, pulled

down at th

on b

had loved. The man she had bound her life t

ed for th

is pho

t the table, where

lashed acros

vitability-and Mira felt something inside her sett

ered th

eyes darting around, looking at anythin

M

to hear his excuses. "You don't hav

raction of a second before

that, the mo

k bracelet on her wrist, it

elf, alone in her hotel room. "This'll be the las

e. One made fro

nded to keep