wd toward her mate. Her body no longer felt like her own

anything she had ever fel

the edges. Hundreds of g

was on

only steady point in a shifting world. And agai

erous, knowing smile curved his lips, as if he'd just realized something. He s

All she wanted was t

royal warriors blocked her path, ord

had no busin

of the warriors

to drag her back to the door. Sh

sperately, her gaze bouncing be

te was right there. The soul-dee

p pain seized her heart, making

thing so intensely. After losing Carol, she'd t

eyes met his. He simply stared back, as if assessing

Katia had lost her wolf. Wo

nterest in her explanations. Th

, his face dark as a storm. Even as she desperately wanted to get closer to her mate, Katia knew what

waves of terror crashed over her. She was a

? Would her mate not want her either? W

She didn't even remember that this man was the legendary Mad King Cahir, her s

ars, nearly ready to

ful arm pulled her fr

entire body. Katia knew instantly who had

l presence surrounded her completely. It was pure Alpha auth

voring the feeling. The attraction between them was so st

corner of her eye, she saw her father Glen frozen in place, his m

ed the Mad King, in front of hundreds of people, slowly lower his head and pre

ization explode

as she the one truly destined t

was his biological daughter! The pr

deathly pale. He

never happen in public, but who dar

cing themselves from the King and the woman he embraced. Their faces showed

dar wasn't t

his plaything in front of everyone,

in his chest. But he fo

t on the platform, struggling to make

r. Cahir slowly turned around, his arms still wrapped tightl

lence. Everyone could feel the tensi

the steps. "You've just endured a long ceremony. You must be exhausted. T

you need to relax, I can arrange

trash," Xandar lowered his voice. "

t flashed in Cahir's eyes. His wolf didn't l

that Xandar's words stopped abruptly. He could

cond, Cahir res

ath. His green eye

remaining family. Even though Xandar's w

s voice was low and dangerous. "Congratulat

ely on the woman in his arms. He h

is jaw. He knew h

aist, his other hand gently caressing her n

hough he'd rejected her, she sho

bowed his head respectfully. "But please allow me to re

" Cahir rais

I wan

King lifted Katia's chin, found the most sensitive mar