ra

ne as powerful as Kade Blackwood championing my cause, even if it was just with words. The anger in his eyes was a reflection

*He understands,* she whispered, a sense

oth of us. This man was a stranger, a notoriously ruthless Alpha.

out at the dark woods that bordered the pack house. "It's

He had moved so silently, I hadn't even realized he was closer. The heat from his body

g day? I'd be an outcast before the sun comes up. My ow

enough to cut glass. I hated how path

s a fool," Kad

o glare at him. "You don't

hat he is allowing his new mate to disrespect the memory of his former

was seeing me. It was a feeling I hadn't experienced in a long, long time. Since my mother died, I had bee

, this stran

the lump that was forming there. "I'm not a treasure,"

voice softening slightl

s trailing down my cheek. His touch was like a brand, a spark of electricity that shot

ant, joyous sound. *Sparks! Debr

Goddess that you had found your fated mate. It couldn't be. It was impossible. My mate couldn'

ing my head in denial.

stone. But I could see the flicker of something in his eyes –

tic," he said,

al blow, knocking the air from my lungs. This whole night had been a

ber of her being, and in the end, it had destroyed her. He had moved on so easily, replacing her without a second thought. I would no

," I said, tu

ng around my wrist. His grip was like

mbling. I tried to pull away, but it

eed to talk

ied, my panic rising. "It was a mista

sound that made the hairs on my arms stand

terrifying, magnificent beast that was barely contained beneath his skin. Th

d to tunnel. The world spun, and the last thing I saw before the dark