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rrows embedded in my leg throbbed with every jolt, each movement sending fresh waves of agony crashing

thick, poisonous, and impossible to shake. He didn't speak, but his silence w

of broken bones, up the wooden stairs, past the curious and terrified eyes of

"room." A space that had once been a storage room. No warmth, no wind

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my leg like wildfire. I glanced down. Blood oozed steadily around the arrow shafts

slick, venomous, and cur

being naugh

at once belonged to my mother's mate, my st

ontrol barely hiding the fire raging behind his eyes. H

d, tears streaking my cheeks. "You

s voice dipped low, mocking. "You think the Moon Goddess cares abo

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n smiled like I had said something amusi

tween us seemed too heavy to breathe. "Blood doesn't make a

ntly in my chest. "Plea

ad no choice but to look at him. His fingers dug into my skin.

curling. "You think you can jus

My wolf, Nyra, was still silent inside

said as if it were a task on a lis

is belt. The sound of the metal buckl

d, shaking my head

revealing the outline of his hardened arousal beneat

to do?" I asked, even

m trying to do." His voice was low, guttural. "This is what claiming

I whispered. "Y

dominance. "And your body knows it. That's why your

silenced her." My tears were hot now,

hat. "Or maybe she's just waiting for y

ev

, this time grabbing my injured leg. I screamed as h

hissed. "Through pain, or thr

naged to rasp out, "My moth

ther..." He pulled back and paced a few steps. "She was strong, yes. But foolish. She gave her heart too eas

ough clenched teeth. "She took that a

You speak too much f

ou," I shot back. "You can take my

along my neck, his thumb grazing the mar

g for me. Even if it's against your will. That's the c

r die than

aid coldly, reaching for the

ns. I scrambled backward as best I

"Every time you disobey, there will be pain. A

ghtly down my face. "We can do this the easy way,

hard cock than I ever wanted to see. "This is what your mot

king, helpless, my mouth o

from the door,

ed toward the door.

ectful. "Alpha... your

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n with eyes full of rage and sorrow. The o

h, fury rolling off him in waves. He yank

u think you're safe, but you're not. Y

n the handle. "You'll learn to love me, little wol

d shut. Silence fell

dy trembled uncontrollably. My leg throbbed with blinding pain

ruined.

ears that I have been in this pack, I haven

me... it wasn't hunger. It wa

rred when he came n

only thing that hadn't tried to c