out, the reality of her nightma

supernatural feud between powerful alpha werew

stined to be this

threatened to smother her. Her home - her en

clenched fist where it dug groo

cus's penetrating obsidian stare

senses once more, steadying her frantic

nt rumble that seemed to vibrate straight

g, drawing in a deep draft of night-co

anishing the panic clawing up her throa

sy resonance buzzing through the scant space between them. "They

as he leaned fractionally nearer - every molecule in Sophia

true in your soul. The Moon Maiden's magnific

beauty of his chiseled features and the stoic resolve

reath pluming against her parted lips as

rap for them to wrangle over." That sinful mouth cur

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tside, as if an electric current had lanced between th

ring along his jaw as he visibly reigned in what

push his door open. "Time to meet the rest of

screaming to stay glued to this behemoth whose s

g floodlights, the full force of the Al

lashing eyes, teeth and hypnotically ripplin

throats as the scent of pure aggression

this churning temp

torso still concealed beneath his crisp white button-down as he locked eyes with

nfuriating semblance of ease and entitlement as he

rough the rising tension like a blad

felt quivering through every cell as the assembly instantly stil

Jonathan with avi

ranks, movements radiating refined menace at odds with hi

en eyes turning to Sophia with e

of oblivious humanity from her soul to expose

der one ruler's command." A feral snarl twisted his lips as his regard swept the assor

s a viper, only to be brought up short by a pair of his

emon until Damien spoke, a sing

ea

eased, the snarling beast

his heel to pace a slow, measured path opposit

reign right." His molten stare sliced penetratingly to

ulsively asserted.

ssive indifference. "And I've no patience for your juvenile terr

o

rolling growl throughout the

subtly as if preparing to hurl himself bodil

rther, a cool, melodic voice slic

gh, A

d, heads snapping toward th

front steps in a shimmering amaranth evening gown

ce and confidence, her seraphic f

er with an indisp

e averted in a show of

subtle nod while both Marcus and Da

eep Sophia with an appraising - yet not unkind - lo

lable carved from granite certainty. "We shall address thes

swallowing his rebuttal. After a moment, h

f splintered amethyst. "Heel your aggression, young

han gravity, sucking the

and Damien reacted with s

ment carried far more weight

he female's cool regard settled on Sophia."A

t, yet it sent concentric ripples shive

d around Sophia's lungs, stealing her breath an

areness was of Damien's intense gaze burned