v

er before

ers, wildflowers, a whisper

boot heels scuffing stone. My bre

ng here. Not in my est

this

t it w

and she st

, at first glance. But n

Her aura flared without her realising it, li

ol

before m

place like a whip-the mate bond

to mine like fire

aws to keep f

I told myself. She can't. She'

ed at me lik

pull was

ng like this in my l

actly why I h

be mated to a Solen?

was

e from existence. The last loose end o

hing we buried would c

awakened

d destro

n the walls, the madness in our blo

here s

amn her. Looking at me like she re

sn't why I

o

I hadn't, I would have

have lost

the ballroom, my puls

bled. I couldn't let her see how close I'd com

What her scent could do. How d

keep it

r survive my f

m. People clapped. Toasted. My father, Alpha

n't s

the shadow

gering on me

my wolf whisper

my fist und

d," I whis

e with her," t

I gave a speech I didn't care about. I shook hands I planned

had se

felt

e a second heartbeat-one I was trying

e was

was