night f

led like him. Her skin was on fire, her breath ragged

d sta

he

with helpless obedience. She clawed at her neck, desper

mi

hate

, hated how her dreams whispered h

to move. Th

her spine, blinding and raw. Her knees hit the

s when sh

ic

c's. Not t

ang

e

the window, each breath a war, every

on fur, flanked by two wolves that weren't of this pack.

t's hea

ew tho

a Th

sed to haunt

ad whispered

traitorous soul-had once cal

she whispered, her hand

om her window, throug

" Theron said. "The bloo

gered back. H

od? Whos

stion it further, th

ng, eyes blazing with fury and s

om the window," he growle

etrayed her. Dominic caught her mi

ered, his voice low and raw. The bond.

nd," she gasped, gripping

"A ghost. One who sh

s he want

once, his arrogance was gone.

ga. It's ancient. Forbidden. That's why yo

, breathless, ach

you think I am

gently into his arms. "You're

her hair from her face with a t

let him t

. "And if I go wi

hen I'll burn the wor

oom, his eyes dark with a fury she hadn't seen before. She heard the growl o

oing aft

t like it was being set on fire, every nerve alive with need, with something more. She wanted

slammed o

, it wasn

as T

ast upon. The scent of blood was thick around him, like a shadow that clung to his fo

lett," he said, his voice smooth a

betrayed her again. The bond was already

" she spat, trying to stan

. But not just that, he said, his smile widening. "You're far more valuable than even y

e puzzle slipping into place, but

have a choice, Scarlett. Join me, and I'll give you power beyond anything you've ever im

, but she didn't let herself b

ll become mine, body and blood. In exchange, I'll give yo

, but she held his gaze. "Or I st

ous flickered in his eyes. "That's the hard way, Scarlet

a familiar voice calle

and I'll tea

but unbroken, his eyes wild wi

d grin. "You think you can protect

et you have her," Dominic inter

n Theron offered and the undeniable pull of Dominic's raw power. Her

ldn't beat any faster, Theron

"You're the key. "And if you choose him," he glanced at D

tightened. "Wha

line will destroy everything you thought you knew about yourse

oices she wasn't ready to make. Theron's words echoed in her mind, as haunting as his silver-blue

l standing between her and the ni

and his breath ragged. The room seemed to pulse with energy, the very air thick with

d, his eyes burning with an intensity that