ra

e arrived at the grand estate of their allied pack, the air buzzing with hundreds of

hin their rank," Kael whispered, his voice c

e him, the music of the wedding par

m smile spreading across my face. "I was al

icker of raw panic breaki

ke an iron vice, his fingers digging into my delicate bones. "Tell me the name of the Al

e music and stilling the chatter as if a heavy blanket had been thrown over the assembl

ectly with his dark hair. He did not hide his aura. He released the full, terrifying power

the venue, scurried to stand be

rembling with fear and gossip. "He has been ch

looking at Silas with a m

enomous whisper meant only for Kael's ears. "He probably just bought

my eyes flashing w

han spend another second breathing

ful she-wolf with silver hair, looke

" Lyra called out, her voice tre

closer to Kael and link

ke Alpha only has eyes for someone else. A

l, my heart poundi

ed him, my voice barely above a whi

e, his jaw tight, his

Elara," Kael said coldly. "Do

est, finally shattering the last tiny pi

tension. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small velvet

weight of his rank. He put the box away and let his amber eyes scan the crowd until they

sped, murmur

outed, stepping forward

nd. The half-second it took to raise my hand felt like an eternity, as four years of ingrained loyalty

down to mine. I kissed him passionately in front of hundreds of wolves

ainst my mouth, so quietly only I could

s face was one I would treas

from his body, piece by piece, in front of an audience. And beneath the fury

ssessive arm around my waist, his thumb tracing the curve of my hip. He looked out at the

the Luna of the Nightfall Pack,"

the courtyard

ding out like thick cords against his skin. He lunged forward, h

ling me away from Silas so violent

s car. The drive back to the Silver Moon manor was a terrifying blur of dangerous speed and

slammed the heavy wooden door shut, the sound echoing like a gunshot. He pulled the blood pac

ust to get back at me?" Kael shoute

ng out to gently trace the ten

into his furious eyes. "Do you feel the tearing

g his hand away as if

ntinued, my voice calm and ste

rom his throat. His eyes were wet, his jaw working as if he were chewing on shattered glass.

ecret he was keeping, it would die

the front door of the man

by the heavy, dominating scent of his wolf. He was releasing his Scen

d out to the landing, leaning ove

e, Silas!"

ping his arms around me from behi

mb for dinner," I said loudly, making sure Kae

Alpha aura flaring so hard the fr

ael ordered Silas, his voice

tely, turning in Sila

as, batting my eyelashes. "You should st

oing. Kael had custom-order

he tension, which felt like a physical presence, a thick gel that coated the back of my throat. Kael sat at the head of the table, completely

spiderwebbing his plate with fine cracks, and

ingering effects of The Heat making my skin overly sensitive. I walked down

is rough voi

nst the frame, looking at him sit

nnocence. "Do you have any Suppressants? Sila

n. The kind of devastation that comes from knowing you have pushed away the only

thed. "Please. I

ait while you marry another woman and install me as your hidden pet?" I stepped b