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00:00was born with heavy breasts and lush curves my half-sister Chloe was afraid
00:04her mate Brad would go feral over me so she sold me to an impotent alpha she
00:10patted my shoulder
00:14who knows maybe he's good at other things three months later I was begging for
00:19mercy every night funny he seemed good at everything
00:25case valerius the blackwood packs alpha the lycan king's most trusted war commander he was carried
00:30back from the battlefield soaked in blood someone suggested a mate bond shares life force if alpha
00:37case was bound to a living healthy mate her strength could flow into him and pull him back
00:41Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and presented me to Martha before I could object I had no way to
00:46refuse if I wouldn't agree she'd transfer me to serve 60 year old elder Kevin I knew she resented
00:52my history with her mate I dropped to my knees and swore to the moon goddess I swear Chloe
00:58I had no feelings for Brad Chloe jabbed a finger at my forehead fury in her eyes
01:03what good is a vow do you have any idea how distracting you are I hunched my shoulders
01:08tears slid down my cheeks just look at that ample body and those charming curves parading your body
01:14in front of every male in the clan who among them would not lose their minds at the smell of
01:19you
01:20I wanted to tell her to bind my chest I'd wrapped myself layer after layer in the sweltering heat
01:25until I broke out in a rash her expression softened she wiped my tears
01:30it's not that I don't trust you it's that I don't trust males
01:34do you know how powerful alpha cases if my mother and Martha weren't old friends you wouldn't even have
01:40this opportunity Chloe I don't want to be anyone's offering I'd rather scrub kitchen floors just don't
01:48make me two sharp slaps landed across my face my cheek burned Leah are you out of your mind if
01:56I
01:56hadn't vouched for you Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance you wouldn't even be worthy of
02:01being case's mate the maid burst in breathless miss Chloe word from the valerius estate alpha case has
02:09woken up
02:11Chloe dragged me straight to valerius estate enormous I followed her through the main hall to
02:16a set of heavy double doors pulled half shut through the gap I could make out a man's shape
02:20in the bed thin motionless chest rattling with shallow coughs every few minutes Martha stood on
02:25our side eyes red thank you for everything you've done for case I won't destroy a girl's future over
02:31Chloe's eyes moved quick and calculating as valerius the bond should still be completed
02:36Leah arrived the same day case woke up that's the moon goddess guiding us seal the bond properly
02:42her life force will keep pulling him back toward health before she could speak the healer
02:46Ella stepped out expression tight alpha case has regained consciousness but an arrow struck his inner thigh during battle
02:55I'm afraid he will no longer be able to unable to do what he will no longer be able to
03:00get hard
03:00Martha's knees gave out I caught her before she hit the floor she looked up at me with hollowed eyes
03:06Leah knowing this are you still willing yes she's been looking forward to it
03:12Chloe was already answering for me of course she is she's just an omega with no prospects
03:17she should be grateful I didn't speak right away my mind went to my past there was a young
03:23wolf in the poor quarter behind our estate I first saw him through the fence gaps thin wrists hollow
03:29cheeks hunched over a cracked bowl with nothing in it I started passing food through the gaps bread
03:35first then soup then whatever I had day after day I watched him change the hollows in his cheeks
03:42filled out his shoulders broadened he started training before dawn running laps around the back
03:47wall while I was still half asleep he was going to enter the warrior trials I knew it before he
03:52told me when he passed I went to find him that same night I was happy I remember it clearly
03:57I was
03:57genuinely happy I knocked on the gate he didn't open it his voice came Leah I'm betrothed now it
04:03wouldn't be proper then a soft thud in the dirt at my feet a pouch of silver consider my debt
04:07repaid
04:07I stood there for a moment then I picked it up and walked away that wolf became Chloe's mate
04:12Brad I acted like I'd never known him Chloe found out anyway I snapped back to reality
04:20I gathered my skirts and knelt in front of Martha my lady I'm willing I'll complete the bond care for
04:27case and serve you as long as you need me Luna Martha kept her word and prepared a dignified mating
04:33dress for me Chloe deliberately chose a day when Brad was away on pack business to send me off
04:37she walked me to the door guilt on her face even though case can't get hard at least you'll be
04:43spared the pain of bearing pups don't worry an alpha who can't perform in that area is probably
04:49exceptional in every other honestly none of what Chloe said had even crossed my mind I told myself
04:55I was simply moving to a new household case was too weak to stand through the full mate blessing ritual
05:00I completed the bond rites beside his ceremonial sword instead Martha watched from the front eyes
05:07wet the whole time when it was done I was alpha case's mate the mating chamber was quiet I pushed
05:14the door open carefully case was already inside half reclined against the headboard in a white bathrobe
05:20he turned when he heard me up close he was strikingly handsome sharp jaw dark eyes the kind of face
05:27that
05:27didn't need color in it to hold attention I had no intention of taking a mate he said with a
05:32low voice
05:33if it doesn't trouble you we can treat this as a sibling arrangement he pointed to the chaise along the
05:39far
05:39wall tonight the bed is yours I'll take that tomorrow you move to the guest quarters all right I nodded
05:47he had thought of everything it wasn't what I'd expected before the ritual one of the older maids had pulled
05:53me aside and pressed something into my hands a small handbook worn at the corners she'd whispered
05:59with a strange look there are other ways between mates you might find it useful I had no idea what
06:05she meant until I opened it heat pooled in my core just from looking at the pages is it too
06:11hot case was
06:13watching me from the bed eyes direct unblinking the dress is heavy I'm a little warm then wash up and
06:22rest he pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward the wall within minutes his breathing evened
06:26out I set the handbook down on the vanity and took down my hair then the layered robes piece by
06:32piece
06:33until I was standing in nothing but my nightgown I turned to the mirror the thin fabric clung to every
06:39curve heavy breasts straining against the cloth slim waist giving way to the flare of my hips
06:44I walked straight into case's gaze he wasn't asleep his chest rose hard the tips of his ears went red
06:51his throat worked as he swallowed I grabbed my outer robe and pressed it against my chest
06:57alpha I thought you were asleep a long pause I could sleep later my breath hitched he rose slowly
07:05to his feet his tall frame casting a shadow over me
07:18the handbook's images came flooding in my breathing shifted without me meaning it to
07:23somehow falling into the same rhythm as his then case turned and walked to the door the moment cool
07:29night air rushed in I snapped back to my senses he'd already disappeared into the darkness I turned it over
07:35in my mind when he'd looked at me just now his eyes had flashed with something unmistakably like shock
07:41had my figure actually frightened him before I lay down I made a firm decision tomorrow morning I was
07:48binding my chest at least one full loop tighter I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking
07:53when case slipped back in the tips of his hair still beaded with water he'd apparently gone to shower by
07:59morning he was already gone ivy came in to help me dress from the corridor outside came the sound of
08:04a man
08:05once then again Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through the door alpha case
08:12why didn't you call someone to heat the water it's already summer but the nights are still cold
08:17of course you've caught a chill I'll go brew tea right now I glanced at ivy
08:22does the alpha usually take cold showers I honestly don't know miss I dismissed her and locked the door
08:28I wound a strip of cloth tight over my undergarments then pulled on the most conservative dress I could
08:34find in the wardrobe high neck loose cut heavy fabric then I went to living room case was already there
08:41when I arrived seated beside Martha she lit up the moment she saw me her whole face warm with welcome
08:48until case coughed and the warmth vanished instantly cage I have a few private words for
08:54Leah go rest for a while case rose and left without a word Martha waved me over and took both
09:00my hands in hers
09:01eyes glistening sweet girl our case is lucky to have you
09:09the pack healer says the injury drained his life force there's no telling how long he has left
09:15some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt to carry on the bloodline
09:22but if I did that wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you I'm already grateful you came
09:30into this family to save case I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that
09:35I've thought it through if case's time does come I'll have him issue you a formal mate release your future
09:40stays protected and I'll see to it that you receive property and a place of your own I reached up
09:46and
09:46wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes chest tight with an ache I couldn't name Mrs. Valerius
09:52thank you for looking out for me I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing more than a transferred
09:57omega servant I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf my thoughts drifted to the
10:02mother I had never known if she had been alive if I had grown up under a mother's protection
10:06I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through Martha laughed
10:11through her tears look at me I've gone and made you cry too she squeezed my hands Leah there's no
10:17need to be so formal call me mom just like case does she took a breath so I have a
10:23proposition for you
10:24Chloe mentioned you know how to prepare medicinal soups I'd like you to take over cases daily meals and
10:30care I just want him to live a little longer that's my one selfish wish by the end her voice
10:35had gone
10:35rough I nodded I headed to the kitchen to gather ingredients the last time I prepared medicinal soup
10:41was several years ago back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate he'd lost both parents and lived alone
10:47in a rundown unit skipping meals to save every cent for his warrior training one day I found him
10:53collapsed at our back gate and brought him around out of sympathy I dug through my mother's old healer
10:58journals and prepared medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength only the two of us ever
11:04knew about it from the looks of things he was the one who told Chloe just to get me driven
11:09out the
11:10lengths he had gone to were truly something I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom and found case
11:15directing servants to pack up his belongings alpha what's this about weren't we agreed that I was
11:22moving the guest room his sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction I have fewer things
11:28it makes more sense for me to move at least eat first I set the food on the table he
11:33gave it a brief
11:33glance and sat down you can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on it's no different
11:41coming
11:41from me it is different his voice remained flat and cool have ivy bring it from now on he finished
11:50the
11:50soup and a few quick swallows said a few words to servants and swept past me in that moment I
11:57confirmed
11:57one thing alpha case couldn't stand the sight of me I followed his instructions and had ivy deliver
12:03his daily healing meals to the study from then on Martha couldn't stop singing my praises the pack
12:09healer says case's condition has stabilized significantly I can see the color coming back to his face
12:14Leah that's entirely because of you delighted she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands back in my
12:21room I tucked it into my jewelry box which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had gifted me
12:26since my arrival Leah you never wear any of the of these isn't it a waste to just put them
12:32away how is
12:32it a waste every one of these can be converted to cash that's my security fund but lady Martha gave
12:39these to you personally are you really going to sell all of them not right now but if the mate
12:43bond is
12:44ever severed naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand ivy's expression shifted to pure
12:49bewilderment as she turned away she dropped her voice to a murmur alpha alpha I spun around and met
12:59a pair of ink dark eyes Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her case looked worse than ever case's face
13:06was even paler than before his gaze was sharp and cutting fixed on me with cold precision the look
13:13unsettled me completely but I didn't dare let a single trace of it show alpha is there something
13:19you need a journal we looked together I checked the shelves he checked the writing desk neither of us
13:26spoke I spotted the journal pushed to the very back of the top shelf behind a row of my mother's
13:31medical notes I reached up on my toes my fingertips just grazed the cover case's hand came over mine warm
13:38steady he reached past me without effort and closed his hand around the journal I turned my head his
13:45face was right there closer than I'd realized he was looking down at me then I lost my footing and
13:52pitched straight into him my heavy breasts hit his chest first my waist went straight into his palm his
13:58hand catching me before he could react case didn't step back his ear tips went red his throat worked as
14:04he
14:04swallowed when he exhaled the breath came out uneven against the top of my head his eyes flashed gold
14:11for a second then green I scrambled upright face burning your journal he took it without a word and
14:19walked out perfect my standing in his eyes had just sunk even lower after that day I made every effort
14:25to avoid crossing paths with case he was injured and recovering he needed to stay calm but there was one
14:30more thing bothering me Brad had been sending notes three times already I hadn't opened a single one
14:36just dropped them in a box then Ivy pressed one into my hand that morning it's not just a note
14:41this
14:41time he's here side entrance says he won't leave until you come out I clenched my fist and walked out
14:47I
14:47didn't notice the figure that followed from the far end of the courtyard Brad was standing at the gate
14:53Leah you finally came you should be calling me Mrs. Valerius he paused dropped his voice Mrs. Valerius do
15:01you have any idea how many times you've put me in an impossible position with these meetings
15:05I know I just wanted to tell you I'll be securing more power in the pack soon I won't need
15:13Chloe's
15:13father backing me anymore he stepped closer I'll buy a house Leah come with me anything's better
15:19than staying with a dying man he reached for me I stepped back you want me as your mistress Brad
15:27nodded completely serious I laughed why would I give up being the alpha's mate to be your mistress
15:33the whole pack knows case is dying he won't last and he can't even stand up anymore his eyes dropped
15:41deliberately to my chest isn't that a waste disgust surged through me Brad I will never be anyone's
15:49mistress case fought on the front lines for this pack those injuries are his honor you've benefited
15:57from every battle he won and you're standing here calling him less of a man you're the one who's less
16:04come near me again and every note you've sent goes straight to Chloe how do you think that ends for
16:10you
16:12his face went white I swung the gate shut I turned around and came face to face with case
16:18white t-shirt standing less than half a foot away his full height bearing down on me alpha
16:22I managed a faint edge flickered across his expression wasn't it my mate just a moment ago
16:27why so formal all of a sudden I looked down and started walking
16:33please don't misunderstand as long as I'm in this estate I honor this bond completely
16:37fast it's getting late I should go make your evening meal I moved to step past him his hand
16:43closed around my arm I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy breaths against his chest
16:48my waist caught in his grip I looked up his face was inches from mine his eyes were deep and
16:54unreadable
16:55one tilt forward and our lips would have touched his breath hit my face warm my breath hitched
17:01heat pooled low in my core case swallowed hard as long as I remain in this estate each word slow
17:09deliberate you counting down the days until you can leave I couldn't exactly tell him I'll leave the
17:15day you die no nothing like that I shifted in his grip alpha you're hurting my arm did you mean
17:23every
17:23word you said just now I blinked and asked which part he let out a quiet breath and released me
17:29I bolted and I noticed for the first time his face had actual color in it his cheeks were just
17:37as red as mine that night I had a strange dream case's lips grazed slowly along my cheek his fingers
17:44hooked into the strap of my slip voice dropping to a low murmur does my luna want this I nodded
17:51like
17:51someone completely under a spell then a fierce consuming kiss caught my lips and wouldn't let go
17:57I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets heart still hammering breathless
18:03Ivy knocked and came in I asked her to bring a basin of cold water she stared at my sweat
18:07damp hair
18:08and murmured it really is getting hotter I splashed cold water onto my face and then it hit me that
18:14first night case cold shower surely he hadn't also been no impossible he was injured and recovering
18:23he was supposed to be keeping himself calm at midday martha's attendant arrived martha would like
18:28dinner in the garden tonight she asks that you be sure to come been making excuses to avoid the main
18:34dining hall for days just to steer clear of case but martha had gone out of her way to personally
18:39extend the invitation I couldn't say no I stepped into the garden a sprawling rose of sharon was in
18:44full bloom a gust of wind shook loose a handful of deep crimson petals drifting down onto the stone table
18:51covered with every dish I loved most martha smiled and gestured for me to sit case mentioned it's your
18:56birthday today he's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this I looked up and met a
19:02pair of
19:02burning intent eyes heat rushed straight to my face case lit a plate of chestnut cake in front
19:08of me without changing his expression how did you know today was my birthday I'd completely forgotten
19:15it myself my birth mother died bringing me into the world no one had ever once marked the day for
19:20me
19:21case kept his eyes lowered and said evenly it's not difficult to know it something in my chest gave
19:28one quiet inexplicable pull leah this peach blossom wine is from my private reserve i'm opening it just
19:36for you but you two had better not drink too much she pushed back her chair said the summer evening
19:41breeze was too much for her old bones and left the garden went quiet to avoid the silence i put
19:47my head
19:48down and drank one cup then another then another the wine was sweet and dangerously potent before long the
19:56edges of everything had gone soft and blurry case watched me but said nothing by the third glass i'd
20:02stopped feeling the awkward silence by the fourth i'd stopped feeling much of anything i reached across
20:08the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake the dish was empty i looked up where's the last piece
20:15i ate it i have absolutely no idea where the boldness came from i leaned straight toward his face
20:23who told you to eat that spit it back out i pressed against his chest trying to peer into
20:28his mouth case looked down at me perfectly calm you won't find it that way i straightened up and
20:34stared at him then how am i supposed to find it a faint flush crept across his cheeks try using
20:41your
20:41mouse my gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips i swallowed once and kissed him without hesitation
20:48case went rigid his breathing lurching unsteady then control shifted his hand cupped the back of my head
20:55and he pressed in deeper harder neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind the flower
21:01bed alpha the night air is cool lady martin asked me to bring you both a wrap i had no
21:09idea how much ivy'd
21:10seen i shot to my feet and the next instant the world tilted everything went dark
21:17when i woke up with a splitting headache it was already morning i suddenly remembered i'd promised
21:23martha to visit case's father's grave it was late i started rushing around for my things
21:31leah don't worry the driver is still getting the car ready
21:35ivy ivy was it you who brought me back last night no the alpha carried you back
21:42i spun around to check her face she nodded completely serious i didn't say anything stupid
21:49did i ivy bit back a smile the alpha set you down on the bed and you grabbed his sleeve
21:57and wouldn't
21:57let go you kept calling him my mate over and over until his whole face went red ivy don't you
22:06dare make
22:06things up she covered her mouth laughing and ran out i met martha at the front entrance case's father's
22:15grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory i sat in the back of the car completely
22:21distracted replaying the moment i'd kissed case last night martha must have misread my expression
22:27because she said leah is there someone you have feelings for
22:35i've noticed you've been avoiding case these past few days please don't be upset with me for pushing
22:41you two together at dinner last night i thought if the two of you couldn't be mates you could at
22:46least
22:46be friends but if you're uncomfortable or if you want to leave just say i'll have him sever the bond
22:53i won't let you be trapped here mom no it's not that i was thinking about something else what is
23:00it i
23:00was still figuring out how to answer when the car lurched the engine screamed the car swung hard tires
23:06off the road crashing through brush the whole frame shaking i grabbed martha and looked at the driver
23:11slumped over the wheel unconscious no one to hit the brakes a cliff straight ahead martha grabbed my arm
23:19leah what do we do we jump now we'll be hurt we'll die if we don't hold on to me
23:25i wrapped myself
23:26around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground we hit the cliff edge
23:31and went over my hand shot out and caught a root jutting from the rock face my other hand locked
23:36around
23:36martha's wrist below her was a straight drop into nothing mom don't look down don't look down hold on to
23:45me
23:45ivy and the others are right behind us behind us in the second car they'll be here soon the root
23:52ground
23:53under our weight martha's voice broke leah let me go we're too heavy it's going to snap
24:05i'm old i've lived my life you have to keep living yours my chest tightened so hard i could barely
24:14breathe
24:15i couldn't let go she'd been a mother to me from the first day mom i would rather die with
24:24you than
24:24watch you fall hold on
24:30they're coming the truth was i had no idea my arms were going numb the pain had gone so deep
24:39it had
24:39stopped feeling like pain at all then i heard it a wolf's howl split the air deafening and close
24:50leah don't move i'm coming down case's voice he'd called me by my name the first time
24:59a strong arm came under me he'd climbed down the cliff face wolf claws dug into the rock
25:06he untied the rope from his own body and looped it around my waist then climbed down further and did
25:13the same for martha the people above pulled together we came up one at a time
25:20it wasn't a hallucination case had saved us he held me brow creased
25:28why is there so much blood martha clutched her face
25:32she shielded me when we jumped i didn't get a scratch it's all hers
25:40my eyelids felt like lead leah don't sleep i'm taking you to ella he lifted me into the car and
25:49i stayed curled against his chest his forehead was damp with sweat he kept one hand on the wheel
25:56and kept talking leah leah leah stay awake i'll get you chestnut cake i'll give you all the jewelry
26:04you want to sell you don't have to wait for me to die i'll write the bond release today you
26:09can
26:09leave whenever you want my chest kept clenching something wet hit my face i looked up at the sky
26:16through the windshield it wasn't raining then everything went black when i opened my eyes
26:23every part of my body felt like it had been taken apart and put back wrong my luna the pack
26:29healer
26:29said you can't move yet ivy pressed a bowl of medicine to my lips spooning it in slowly you're
26:34lucky nothing's broken her voice was steady but her eyes were red the scrapes were bad you need to
26:39stay flat or they'll scar your shoulder was dislocated too she kept talking my eyes had already drifted to
26:45the door after i finished the medicine i asked where's case investigating someone poisoned the driver
26:52with wolf bite and cut the brake lines it was deliberate who would be bold enough to target the
26:56alpha's family directly i was flat on my back for a full month i didn't see case once martha kept
27:02her
27:02door shut too still recovering from the shock everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped
27:08voices like something was being held just below the surface i asked ivy she said nothing was wrong
27:13today i was finally cleared to get out of bed i opened my door and walked straight into a familiar
27:19figure
27:19case dark tactical shirt sharper than i remembered he held out a small wooden box i took it and lifted
27:26the lid a land deed a property contract a severance letter my body went rigid something locked around
27:33my chest and wouldn't let go case are you throwing me out you've been waiting for this since the day
27:39you
27:40arrived you avoided me stayed out of my way you never wanted anything to do with me you were counting
27:45down
27:45the days until i died so you could walk out cleanly i'm just doing it early leah go after today
27:52we're
27:53finished something sharp flooded my chest my mouth opened and closed it took a long time to get anything
28:00out so that's what you think of me leave now i don't want to see you anymore case disappeared around
28:10the
28:10corner of the yard the state guards all but pushed me out the door ivy fell in to step beside
28:15me and
28:15the alpha said you're used to having me around he told me to go with you i couldn't speak
28:25we moved into a small house on the edge of the territory by morning the pack's official
28:30announcement had gone up the announcement said case had betrayed the pack the announcement said he had
28:36betrayed the pack that he had leaked the border patrol routes to a rogue faction by order of the
28:41lycan king royal enforcers had been dispatched to seize him pending investigation case was being held in
28:49the dungeons under royal guard the estate was locked down everyone inside was under scrutiny case would
28:56never betray his pack he would die before he did something like that he rushed to get me out that
29:02was why
29:02that was the only reason ivy was pacing circles around the living room she'd grown up inside the
29:08estate she couldn't stand still is there anything we can do i made myself sit down and think years ago
29:16elder reed's youngest child had gotten lost in the forest and been bitten by a snake i'd found him and
29:22used the right herbs to treat the wound elder reed had arrived while i was still crouched over the boy
29:27he'd seen my face i was sure he hadn't forgotten i tracked him down outside the council building and
29:34stepped into elder reed you remember me i need a favor he looked at me for a long moment then
29:41he
29:42nodded elder reed led me into the dungeon 30 minutes no more the door unlocked case stood up
29:47his eyes flashed with surprise how did you get in my chest ached as i looked at him through the
29:52blur of
29:53tears that's why you kicked me out isn't it you were framed think carefully is there any evidence
29:59to prove your innocence i will find it i will investigate i swear i will rescue you case's gaze
30:06deepened then his arm shot out and pulled me into his chest leah my heart hammered but time was running
30:13out this wasn't the moment i pushed against him he didn't budge leah you don't need to do anything i
30:19can't say much i promise seven days later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise okay his eyes
30:28were steady certain like he was coaxing a frightened pup i walked out of the dungeon and straight into brad
30:39he stepped into my path slow smile spreading across it's not too late to reconsider
30:45being my mistress beats being alone and disgraced i swung my hand and slapped him across the face
30:51he lunged for me i stepped sideways and put distance between us try that again and every note you sent
30:56me ends up in front of chloe's father every single one you've been whispering in her ear for years
31:01haven't you trying to get me pushed out thinking i'd have nowhere to go and no choice but to run
31:05to you
31:05but you never counted on chloe handing me straight to case a man you can't touch his face changed i
31:11didn't
31:11wait for him to recover i walked away and didn't look back a wolf like that the further the better
31:17i didn't sleep well for the next five days case's voice kept coming back to me i promise seven days
31:23later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise okay on the afternoon of the sixth day the lichen king's
31:28official decree went up across the territory the leak hadn't come from case it had come from prince
31:34marcus and his allies the truth is finally revealed the lichen king had not yet named his heir both
31:42prince caden and prince marcus were in the running case was prince caden's most powerful ally the alpha
31:47who commanded the most powerful pack taking case down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the
31:51throne prince marcus had planted a spy inside the blackwood pack used him to steal the border patrol routes
31:56then framed case for it so the injury had been faked all of it a deliberate trap to draw out
32:02the spy
32:02but why fake being unable to mate i turned that over in my mind all night and couldn't land on
32:07an
32:07answer dawn was just breaking when someone knocked at the door i didn't think i just ran i threw the
32:12door open and walked straight into case's chest he went completely still then his arms came around me
32:17slow and deliberate and pulled me in hard i'd run out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt no warning
32:23through the thin fabric i could feel everything the hard muscle of his chest his arms locked tight around me
32:29i pressed my hands against his chest and tried to step back leah his voice dropped low i'm back our
32:35eyes locked the heat between us was thick enough to touch then he lifted me off the ground and carried
32:39me straight toward the bedroom i beat a fist against his chest weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise
32:46you first sunrise after we fell onto the bed together
32:51you
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