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of antiseptic was the fir

ng panel. A dull, throbbing ache radiated from the back of

e memor

g, the desperate attempts to please a man made of stone-crashed against another set of memories

searing pain, then... nothing.

in, a charm of a howling wolf dangling from it. A family heirloom. The cold met

less Omega who had to beg

rora Mon

rling walked in. His face was a mask of impat

eyes, no concern. Only cold command. "You've ca

l, but I ignored it. I looked at him, really looked at him, for the first time with my own eyes. Not t

evel, analyti

perhaps-crossed his features. It was a primal reaction, the

terrified because of your little scene. Her leg is

ud, just a soft, breathy sound filled

ly calm. "Cade Sterling, what in the wor

a. You are nothing but an omega I picked up-someone who doesn't even know who she is. If it weren't

e weight of an Alpha's command designe

e trembled. She would ha

rare white wolf lineage, rose to meet his pressure. It wasn't a fight,

?" I repeated, my voice dropping to a low, clear tone

see the raw shock on his face. He though

he soles of my bare feet. I stood up, the thin hospital gown doing nothing to diminish

with absolute clarity in the silent room. "I, Aurora M

w. I saw it in the way his jaw clench

ting him? The Alpha

ef. I felt it through our bond

roaring. No

rutal, strong enough to grind the bones together. "Are you insane?"

own cold resolve, yanking my arm against his grip. "I have never b

mination. For the first time since I'd met him, I saw a flicker

get his attention. But the sharp sting in his own sou

y. A harsh, humorless laugh escaped his lip

his composure a thin ven

he bit out, his voice a low grow

stormed out of the room, s

ding. But for the first time in three years, I

s fre