ne's

raw and bloody, the pain sharp enough to make me hiss with eac

t over my naked body as I shifted back to huma

his expression grim. "Alpha, let

p, cutting him off. "I'

Alph

ng no room for argument. I pressed a hand to my side,

e prisoner," he said. "Overpowered by rogues. But we're al

ey'll do it again if you don't secure the borders. Double the

urned to leave, but paused for a

abou

he took the pup back to the se

gain. My chest tightened at the mention of her name, then I

his head slightly before di

t on my nerves. An insolent, def

here was something off about her, something

osed to be anything. Yet she occupied my thoug

he edges of the coat. My head throbbe

as a moment of

ose. It was out of place, foreign

nct went on

I saw

Matteo

ife, however, was the real mastermind, Serene's sharp mind and sharp tong

ck in a tight bun, her business suit sharp and modest. By our third meeting though, the suits had given w

y scrap of fabric that hardly counted as clothing. I gla

adn't just trespassed into my private space. "You l

are you doing

heet fall from her shoulders as she smirked. "You've bee

hought

een the way you've been brooding. All that pressure on your shoulder

eyes narrowing dang

voice like honey as she tilted

the coat from my body. I tensed, my muscles rigid beneath her touch, but i didn't move. Her eyes d

wolves stalking my

ing. "If my husband had any other plans, he certainly never shared them with me. My meeting with you was

uck me like a

nt you dead?" I aske

e feels threatened by my forwardness, or maybe he doesn't know how

I asked, shifting the conversation. My patience was

r," she replied, her voice earnest.

oing?" I growle

ger to her lips, her eyes locked with mine as she slowly licked

nt type, I see," she te

rning with a damp towel in her hand. She knelt down, he

ssary, the towel brushing against my

latter y

ne. You always pretend to be so unaffected. B

he wound had already closed. Yet instead of stepping back, she rose

hissed, my voi

in, her breath warm against my neck. "Why fight it? You've been ru

shoulders and fell away, leav

aid through gritted teeth,

a wicked smile as she tilted her head, studying me

ng a dangerous game, Serene. I sug

shing against my ear as she wh

ed the back of my head and pushed