was so thick you could hear

lt of his sword. "You cross into my territory on a truce, Malakar, and you dare

s a deadly, quiet promise that made every wolf in the room shiv

uld take a step

rifying Alpha speed. A sickening *crack* echoed through the hall as Malakar's hand clamped around

's six Enforcers immediately bared their claws, releasin

lden warmth in my chest-the bond-was pulling me toward Malakar, demanding th

his fierce amber eyes searching my face. The sheer dominance radiating off him shoul

me, little fire?

ispered, my vo

testing the sound o

lt, and at the council elders trembling in the back. "I.

sending an intoxicating shiver straight down my spine. The s

til tonight. Now, you come with me, or I slaughte

out, offeri

me like trash for eighteen years. Then I looked at the terrify

my hand

Deep inside my dormant soul, something long asleep violently snapped awake.

d in shock. *I

ng his lips as if he felt it too. He pulled me against his broad

voice booming as he carried me tow

the floor, clutching his broken wri

rcers thudded into the floor an inch from

g the Great Hall into chaos, Malakar swept me into

d to a ruthless monster who held my heart in his hands. But as his

what I truly was... a