s such turmoil in them that I couldn't tell them apart, and the dark veil that covered all o

I approached? I wanted to flee, but he was a strong Alpha -- he could leap and catc

ow that I came closer, I could see the gleam of hi

Alpha

ay he had ordered me to come closer had sounded a

re my

able to respond any other way. My heart pounded so har

" he demanded.

Was he asking why I wasn't his mate? M

oon Goddess pairs mates toget

she's

ss myself, and maybe he'd guessed as much since I was a hybrid. But one thing was for certain. Every werewol

ves found their mates by the time they were

I said carefully.

ive bed. It took some effort to get him under the covers since he seemed to forget what he was supposed to do half

is eyes focused on my face again, but there was a flash of recogni

aid, voice guttural. "

't seen me sinc

when I first saw you.

ning the plush covers and rearranged the pillows. Now I could leave before he rambled more nonsense at me. I

ankets with a speed a drunk man shouldn't possess, startl

. Don't

pha

" he in

en I was a child. But even more jarring than how he held my hand was the way he called me by na

ght. He was drunk, and as long as I was

eyes gravitated to the other side of the bed.

into me, and I

n it. Heav

*

p a wink. But seconds after my head dropped onto the pillow, I

ght through the roof of the dank hut where I used to sleep. That place -- it would be with me forever. It had only been a couple of ye

either the hut

Alpha Eva

Alpha E

ding, and sure enough, a pair of

,

how I'd gotten into this situation. Me. A half-breed slave.

ut I hadn't washed up and I had just woken to the

for an excuse to run off, wash up, and find my

take on the chefs

to take on? Is there something

I slept well), he mused. (I haven't done

Relief swelled inside me and soothed my worries.

morning. But your duties are to take care of yourself, to never leave my sight witho

hy so I could always be of service? But there was a faint du

be staying by your side

do. Did you attend high scho

t regularly, sir, but some days." I wasn't even sure if I'd actually qualified

Scarlet University today t

e my ed

f course it was up to him whether I was accepted -- Scarlet University was a venera

ause he had the crazy notion t

mate last night -- I prayed he remembered what I wa

the wrong person," I said. "I'm not who

hy is

the thought rolled throug

ou're not

aus

k

nonsense he had

g to play games w