r slippers before meeting him out on the back deck. Not that a thin pair of sl

her past life-and who could easily repeat t

she took a few seconds to brush out

r father and Dyana conversing drifted through the wood. She pressed forward, walking straig

n table and two chairs, perched right at the edge of a small slope that tumbled

h his back to her, hands buried in the pockets of his overcoat, staring o

His broad silhouette, cut stark against the starry sk

he could, but the faint click still g

r like a physical blow. It wasn't just his towerin

n with her naturally dulled omega senses, her instincts had scre

n't be said inside?" she asked, lingering by the d

ce a low rumble. "And I hate having an audi

losing your privacy bec

smissively, "The cliffside estate isn't the best environment for a woman of

hat feeling was quickly replaced by confusion when he

excellent

bring yourself to use my name," he m

she countered, forcing a sere

t you've been in love with Hunter Renaud, your other suitor, since you were in

mouth. "Sorry, little omega, but I don't b

and down her sleeves. The night air was brisk, b

, though she could see he remained entirely unconvinced. "

at?" His eyes narro

ega, I'm considered inferior by default," she elaborated, hoping the admission w

rk laugh. "Hunter Renaud is a captain in the island's guard. If it'

breath. Sincerity, she decided

saw an opportunity in that. You're powerful, intelligent, and you hold the majority stake in the company that

n. "That's a solid foun

g seconds. His dark eyes swept over her face li

stripped bare. He didn't believe a word o

ad changed. The logic was solid. If his fragmented memories pointed to a marriage with Dyana and a betrayal inv

d in until less than two feet separated them, and Lysandra had to forcefully swallow the urge to b

mirrored the exact insult Hunter had spat at her right before he e

a sudden, vicious ferocity she didn't even know she po

hs of Logan's eyes. The cold calculation

scent crashed over her senses. It was overwhelming. Pure, primitive alpha. "And

you don't understand," she

raction of a second, his irises seemed to flash crimson. He inhale

ng to, she leaned toward him-a tiny, involuntary biological

l. And she absolutely hate

andra could feel the sheer heat radiating off his skin, a raw,

clothes, and show her exactly who was underestimating whom. And the man hims

ently flipped, Logan stepped back. The

w. When he finally spoke, his voice was cold and entirely impersonal

deadline is one week. Next Thursday, a

ins was so intense her knees nearly b

d that same afte

It was the exact same schedule Dya

still reeling from the almost... She didn't even kn

r again. He just gav

slid the door open, and vanished into the house. Seconds later, the heavy thud of the front door ec

e slow, deep breaths. His scent still hung heavy in the air. She could feel it lingerin

e lingering heat. She needed to focus. She needed

prepare herself to move into the wolf'

alk?" Dyana's voice