l's

phas and their mates grinding my teeth down to nothing.

Alexander, was

mingle, Kael,

g frame. His grey eyes turned to the pack at which time the

ith the position comes responsibil

y arms folded, "This is just what I call a show. I'm here to lead, to figh

to face me. His cane beat out a steady rhythm on the floor. "It's a necessity. The packs need t

rs on my own," I breathed out from my nose.

omeone who can stick with you, Kael. Your father thought he could be Alpha alone, and

ut because he trusted the wrong people. I won't make that mistake... not for

ane as he turned to the crowd to which he gestured. "Go and take a

ched an alpha laugh too loudly, "Just masks and li

t to grip my arm, "One nigh

" I hushly snarled, "But don't expect me to play their

's eyes, and then, slowly, he took her by th

and extended in a gesture I ignored. "Lord Fenris o

dismissing him as I brushed past

, as she raised a goblet, "Would you care to dance wit

ed to her, "And I don't dance. Look f

he sighed, t

e," I muttered to myself as I leaned against a

lf gr

ered and looked

he air, cutting through the smell of perfume and wine. It was a sc

what i

muscle as I moved toward it s

at

verberated

wing the scent. "Impossible....Impo

et screeched t

rdly. Only a girl with

filth," on

elong here" a

d under my breath

r, a weakened outcast without a wolf, filled me with an incandescent rage that I couldn't control.

p closer, my ey

away from her, I snarled: "I won't take he

s off her, but an involuntary glance There was a kn

inducing humiliation She could not be my fated mate. If our lives are linke

laughter as the voice went on: You shameless bi

in my ears and co

inside me as

lling in a heap and lying motionless for some time. Sil

xt to her, reaching out my hands to ta

s she staggered, and I helped her to her feet. Her scent filled my senses and my wolf growled at me,

, drawing my thumb lightly over her lips.

ught. I was filled with the pride of my wolf,

gripped with a storm of feelings anger and something I didn't know what

lf howled within me, urging me to ta

et it... wouldn'

d for, everything that I was striving to keep together as Lycan leader. My reputation, my power, t

f bonding beyond sense and reason, reaching into the heart of