d: The Alpha'
hivana's Sec
-
ror did
er damp hair clinging to her skin. Moonlight spilled through the high window
aint but glowing - like it h
brushed th
st a curse.
like...
e ritual. Little flashes, like broken film ree
in a language she didn't know. A bloodstained l
ing silver eyes staring at her as she was hidden benea
ir was thick with heat, and her heart was hammering in her chest. This w
ing po
ing fo
terrupted
's voice came through
er eyes. "De
stepped in, eyes sweeping ove
mean to
lling the robe tighter around her.
window, keeping his back
d her head. "Do
s know you've awakened. They've
pped. "So now I'm pub
toward her. "But th
d before she could stop h
rowed. "What
dn't remember. And a symbol... carved into a stone alt
xpressio
" he said, his voice rough. "That symbol
she whi
elf. They were accused of treason... of practicing dark mag
ard. "And what if I'
swer. He did
e told her
-
d: The Alpha'
hivana's Sec
-
dow, fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned whi
rried
rried
es neither of the
and stood beside him. "Wh
ed. And something flickered in his ey
silver eyes," he said s
she whi
wering his voice. "Th
d. "What d
The mark... it connects you to more than just me. It connects you to the b
ened. "So I'm not jus
dropping to a rasp. "You might be..
eath c
lame, meant to awaken when the moon is closest to death. Whe
ouse," she argued. "I was raise
de said. "You
wisted in her st
re. Someone who wanted to kee
g to breathe, but the r
d. "I don't want to be some
who might burn down the entire kingdom
understanding, resistance cla
.. a
n the
h
and the mark on her shoulder f
aid sharply.
ppening-?"
hot, ancient, and untamed. The
n the shadows - feminine, cloak
daughter of betrayal.
s heart
the phantom, growling low.
oft, mournful. "She is mor
it va
ght re
k to the fl
l was that?"
side her. "Your blood. It's
de, lips trembling. "I'm n
anymore," he said softl
blin
irst time, sh