ar's

y-a rite every wolf must endure.The moment the ritua

ion legends described between true mates,and that confirmed w

she'd thrown herself at me, begg

known about her feelings for me,

fear that she'd abandon me the sec

edar mingled with bitter herbs

f to touch what I'd forbi

ipping her panties off as she wrappe

pussy clenching around my cock as

t her neck, pounding into her t

r nails digging into my

shed wood. Her ass looked perfect with my handprints on i

slapping her ass hard enough to make her cry o

her wide open, tasting every inch of her s

she begged, her eyes glazed with

hread of connection blazed into life. The bond crystallized, real and bu

e insisted."She

ime in years, I

crisis. I had to leave immediately, but my

her properly. Make her my

dy given hers to Lucius-her real destine

rage and heartbreak, I severed our conne

n't stop myself from watching her from the

eemed terribly wrong.She

ng, his voice urgent in my mind. "Di

Throughout our entire interaction, I hadn't felt

er me. What the hell

y glass. "I need you to find out what's going on with

d confused by t

riding my earlier resolve to s

o make calls, I stared at the door

wolf-I would tear his thr

should neve

-

a's

on Sophia's nightstand. My head throbbed merciless

gh my mind-the bar, the drinking, a

ow. Had I really thrown myself at my f

gainst him, the feel of his hard body against mine, the

guest room with two mugs of coffee. Despite her cheerful tone, co

gratefully. "Please tell me I didn't actually launch

at the edge of the bed. "And it was spectacula

o be celebrating my impending free

ched for her briefcase and pulled o

assets, maintaining your medical practice independen

as I set aside my coff

h all the necessary legal language that would dissol

pered, clutching th

ed. "Now, shower and get dressed. You need to

resh clothes, I applied perfume carefully. Without my wolf, I ha

on Lucius and I had share

ce felt at home in, de

ng strange. My belongings-clothes, books, even my medical

out of the car. Miranda stood on the porch,

his?" I demanded, s

plied sweetly. "Just gett

to maintain control. "Those ar

oney-blonde hair gleaming in the sunlig

made my blood boil. Not because I wanted

, but I am still his Luna," I rem

ou think you matter to him? To anyone in this pack? You're nothing but a conve

At least I had the decency to marry him before

victim. Everyone knows why he married you-to secure the alliance w

ercepted it effortlessly, gripping

e again, and I'll break every bone in

eyes-fear, perhaps-before s

l if I were you, Viya. You may think you're protected because of your connectio

t?" I asked, rai

hen I'm done, that little herbal clinic of yours will be noth

nt door opening inte