The Grays

g blue eyes seeming to bore into her soul. His chiseled features and sharp jawline radiated an a

ng her with an unnerving intensity. His dark hair fell across his forehead,

gleaming with a mischievous spark. His messy blond hair and crooked grin

ack, the most dangerous and feared pack in the land. Their power and domi

heavy, as if rooted to the spot. The brothers' eyes seemed t

nding attention. "So, Lily, we've heard a lot about

r eyes burning with an unnerving intensity. She felt like a small prey

r like predators sizing up their prey. She felt a shiver run down her s

husky, "we've heard you possess a certain... t

ze piercing through her like a dagger. "What talen

mischief. "Oh, come on, Lily. We know all

, their faces inches from hers. She felt a su

she whispered, her v

ve our ways. And we're willing to do whatever

as in grave danger, trapped in the lair of the most dangerous pack in the land. And

dy, her werewolf instincts screaming in agony. She felt a

se brothers, the Grayson alphas, were her mates. The pain was a manife

d back at her. Kaid's eyes narrowed, his gaze burning with intensity

plications. She was mated to the most powerful and feared alphas in

orld went dark. She felt herself being swept up in a tide of emotion, her he

rothers gathered around her, their eyes burning with concern. Ryke

whispered, his voice

ity - she was a mate to the Grayson alphas, bou

confusion. The brothers' faces loomed over her,

is voice firm. "This c

te like her would only brin

not even a real werewol

mind reeling with shock. They didn't want

ing passing between them. They would reject

refuse to acknowledge you as our mate,

into a million pieces. She felt a pain she'd never know

rs following suit. Lily was left alone, her

She would not be rejected so easily. She would fight for

ust begun, and Lily

s she buried her face in its softness. The pain was too muc

o love and protect her. And now, her mates, the ones wh

er, making it hard to breathe. She felt like she was dro

adequacy. She must be flawed, defective, unworthy of lo

ss of her family and the rejection of her mates. She felt like she was losing h

hing left, like she was completely alone i

hrough her body like a shroud. She felt like she was nothi

ormant, its spirit crushed by the rejection. Lily could feel

t felt like a chore, every breath a struggle. She stumbled to the b

er reflection. Her eyes were sunken, her skin pale, her hair

a dull pain lingered. Her wolf's pain was manifes

as disappearing into a darkness that would consu

d soul exhausted. She collapsed onto the mattress, her ey