setting sun, watching him

miles as he typed on his ph

my fingertips, the pla

nto the iron fir

beaming, so happy on the day we'd sealed our bond under

ted, melted, and cru

ha Adrian's voice broke thr

ad back, forcin

d, turning to him

ess scraps from t

sin billowing thick black smoke, his

ry them? The eart

r," I replied, my voi

the repair shop cal

remembered the blazer and my

rmed the car repairs, s

, but what's the owner's heig

the blazer was pa

at out of kindness; I didn't

trousers to match, a small

ine going quiet for so long

eply

ded to check

rting my car and headin

ancial advisor called to confirm s

healed, so I turned toward t

eam swarmed me in the proj

them about my r

or's office, then holed up in m

nation letter, planning to hand it

a cup of herbal tea, I overheard

r of Quinnvale's head, started working here today. Alpha A

clans merging? That would ma

Alpha Adrian's bonded mate,

g about Vanessa's boldness, my raw deal, and Alpha Adrian's cold hea

lence, my grip on the tea cup tig

ty cup, then grabbed the printed resignation l

Ryan intercepted me, looki

n's in a private meet

was leaving, then spun back when Ryan relax

s, I hate

up over a wolf

couldn't help it, not when

orknob, twisted,

eam ra

obe, was draped over Alpha Adrian'

ing startled her sens

roze, his hand still re

was about to keel ove

the clan maps, got overheated, and. used the shower in the att

Ryan, a mix of pit

ere playing lookout for a cheating alpha? The

perfume clashing with Adrian's familiar piney arom

ting a finger at me, her ro

a staff in the support wing, barging into the alph

letter down with a soft thud, and spoke

rep for my trip, so I'm done here starting tomorrow. I

ring at the letter like it was a v

ded. "

back to Alpha Adrian, my v

on't let me interrupt t

I turned to leave,

shrill voice cut through,

u're something special? He loves me. We've spent so

hut

s face flushed with eith

ath, my nails digg

cle in my body tense

n's little she-wolf's skin is. How proud her father woul

to Vanessa, sh

hat means I can go to the elders, show them the proof, and have you both pu

g me a shame

d, charging at me

p slap across Vanessa's face, the

pletely and shoved her to the floor, pinning her head dow

le cub. You're ou

a force yanked me back-Alpha Ad

he edge of his desk, a sharp pain shooting

sped, unable to make a sound,