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lian appeared, something within me had awakened. Something that rattled my bones, pushing to break free from bene

ign scent, a mix of forest, rain, and smoldering

Or more precisely, she wa

ready. I had never felt this before. But I knew exactly what this reaction meant. This wasn't just e

w

impos

oice rang out, "

, but carried an

he ground, scrambled to his feet, head bowed, and dragged him

st me and Killian left st

y legs gave way, and I nearly collapsed a

footsteps

chest. I wanted to run, to get away from that scent... the sce

from mine. His eyes sharp, yet filled with something else. Tension. An un

. comp

tly. His voice was cold, but not mocking. "They're no

ou enjoy watching me get beaten? Didn't you want me to lose? To suffer? To

htened. His eyes bore into me, li

sick of hi

, I stood. My knees shook, bu

rsed mutt like me?" A bitter laugh escaped my lips. "Tch. I

oked at me, so intense, like he was str

ook a ste

rt thundered

My words should've been enough to trigger

ntil I hit the cold wooden fenc

my chin, forcing me to look up at him. His to

arse and low, "every time I got near you, I sm

widened

." His breath brushed my cheek. "I've tried to stop myself from

dy tr

re. My breathing was ragged, and inside me-my wol

's eyes glowed silver. A primal l

at shattered my aware

nt, my body stretched, morphing into soft, silv

ifted in

tch black wolf, radiated a powerful aura of dominanc

en, but he nuzzled me with heat, and... in

gentle vibration passed between us. This wasn't just ph

time in my lif

y Killian's deeper, heavier howl. The soun

lian bit my neck-not hard,

f acknow

k of

I was his

nutes, and the night breeze r

every muscle that had just shifted. The fur v

ting, my skin hot and damp with swe

Shit... This

movements made. Just ou

ing my knees, unabl

nd longer... and ran into the house like

o steady my breath, trying to ca

appened? Wa

hat my stepbrother an