ina

ound, their golden eyes

like predators who had done this a thousand times. I froze,

ping Cassian had dulled my instincts. I had been so consumed with surv

I was su

The scent rolling off them spoke of rank, discipline, unity. These weren't strays. Th

ut I hushed her with a thought. There was no winning thi

might somehow protect me. Bowing my head, I exposed my throat submission,

. Dread pooled in my stomach as a dark, massive wolf s

Al

t made my skin prickle. The weight

st as fluidl

again but for a

at could have been carved from stone sharp jaw, straight nose, lips that looked carved from tension. But it was his eyes t

al second, I for

wasn't here to be admired. He w

ed me now, my escape hadn't

t when they landed on the mating mark at my ne

mach t

what i

ked, his voice low and cold, but it slithered o

ad seconds to get this right.

rcing my voice into something st

ed. Doubt flickered ac

rom?" he demande

art d

he truth if he knew I'd come from Firestone he'd sen

pack," I said, eyes locked

at followed wa

every twitch. I held still, praying he'd believe

't beli

edly, he turned away. For a second, hope spar

died the mom

to the s

leniency. Just

d and gripped my arms not rough, but fi

n't f

was no

? Would they discover who I was? Would they send word to Cas

s was a different kind of captivity. One bo

r into unknown territory, I felt the Alpha's

alked, the heavi

e of liberty I had grasped just hours ago. The f

ed one n

r was I walking st