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00:00I was born with huge breasts, yet I was the Dark Knight pack's lowest-ranking Omega.
00:06When Angelina caught her fiancé staring at me,
00:10she sold me to the Iron Howl pack's Alpha, a man left half-dead by war.
00:17Riker is ruined down there, but maybe he's still useful in other ways.
00:24Months later, I was the one begging for mercy.
00:29Every. Single. Night.
00:35Ruin down there? Not even close.
00:41Alpha Riker Ironhawa was carried back from the Northern Front,
00:45drouched in blood, barely breathing.
00:48The pack's seer gave her one desperate option, a blood oath.
00:53Find an Omega, use her blood and a Moonlight Vow.
00:56Fuse their fates together to keep his dying soul tethered to this world.
01:01When word reached the shadow pack, Angelina jumped at the chance.
01:06She couldn't wait to get rid of me.
01:08I was a ticking time bomb to her.
01:11Say no, and I'll sell you to that old Alpha up north.
01:16He loves breaking worthless omegas like you.
01:19I knew exactly why she hated me.
01:22She had found out about my past, with Silas, her new fiancé.
01:26I opened my mouth to defend myself, to tell her I wrapped my chest so tight my ribs bruised,
01:31that I bound myself even in the blistering summer heat, but a guard burst through the heavy doors.
01:39Lady Angelina, riders from the Ironhowl pack are here.
01:43They say Alpha Riker is awake.
01:47Angelina hauled me straight into the Ironhowl estate, in the massive bedroom.
01:54He lay completely still.
01:56Muffled, agonizing coughs broke the silence.
02:00A faint metallic scent of blood lingered in the air.
02:04Lady Grace clutched Angelina's hands, tears streaming down her face.
02:09Thank you for everything, Angelina.
02:12But he's awake now.
02:15We don't need the blood oath anymore.
02:17Lady Grace, the contract must go on.
02:20Why?
02:21Amelia is blessed by the goddess.
02:24Think about it.
02:25The second she agreed, Ryan woke up.
02:27If we finish the bond, your Alpha might fully recover.
02:31Lady Grace cast a hesitant glance at me.
02:34Just then, the pack healer stepped out of the bedroom.
02:38He looked at her, struggling to speak.
02:41My lady, the Alpha.
02:43Spit it out.
02:44There are no outsiders here.
02:46He is awake, but his wolf is shattered.
02:48I fear he will never shift again.
02:50He might not even be able to claim a mate.
02:53Claim a mate.
02:54For an Alpha, being unable to mark meant one thing.
02:58The pack was cut off from the goddess's blessing.
03:02There would be no pure blood air.
03:04The words dropped like a bomb.
03:06Lady Grace's knees buckled.
03:08I quickly reached out and supported her.
03:11She looked at me, her eyes completely broken.
03:14Child, are you still willing to marry my son?
03:18I swear I will never mistreat you.
03:20You can just be a daughter to me.
03:22Angelina answered before I could even breathe.
03:25She will.
03:26She absolutely will!
03:28A wolf-less orphan Omega?
03:30Marrying into the Iron Hall pack is the luckiest day of her miserable life.
03:35I opened my mouth, but no words came out.
03:38I wasn't always a nobody.
03:39My father was Lucian, the Shadow Packs healer.
03:43When he died, I was left with nothing.
03:45The man we'd funded for years.
03:48Silas threw silver over his door and never looked back.
03:52Debt collectors came for me.
03:54Grand Elder Damon bought my papers out of pity and made me a slave.
03:58And Silas, he became Angelina's fiancé.
04:02I pretended I didn't know him.
04:05I kept my head down and served Angelina.
04:08But eventually, she found out.
04:11I stopped fighting my fate.
04:14I stepped forward, lifted my skirt, and dropped to my knees before Lady Grace.
04:19My Lady, I will do it.
04:21I will marry Alpha Ryer and bind myself to the blood oath.
04:25Lady Grace kept her word.
04:27She oversaw every detail of my wedding dress herself.
04:31Angelina specifically picked a day Silas was away to ship me off.
04:35She shoved my debt papers into my hand.
04:38A guilty smirk on her face.
04:39I know Ryer is ruin down there.
04:42But look on the bright side.
04:44You'll never have to suffer through childbirth.
04:46And who knows?
04:48A crippled Alpha might compensate in other ways.
04:51I blocked her out.
04:53To me, I was just swapping one master for another.
04:57The carriage stopped before the moon goddess statue in Ironhal territory.
05:00The entire pack was gathered.
05:03Alpha Ryer was too weak to stand.
05:05I swore my vows to his heavy broadsword.
05:07The pack oracle dragged a bone laid across my palm.
05:11Squeezed my blood onto an ancient parchment.
05:14Sealed the blood oath.
05:15When I pushed open the heavy oak doors to his bedroom,
05:18Ryok was propped up against the headboard.
05:20He wore a dark robe.
05:22His face ghost pale.
05:24Alpha.
05:25He turned his head.
05:27I froze.
05:28He was devastatingly handsome.
05:31A sharp jawline.
05:32Deep set features.
05:34But his eyes.
05:36Deep, amber eyes that stared right through me.
05:39His voice was a low, gravelly rasp.
05:42Amelia.
05:43I have no intention of getting a wife.
05:46If you don't mind, we will live as brother and sister.
05:49Tonight's ceremony was my mother's idea.
05:52She's terrified rival packs will sense my...
05:55condition.
05:56And attack.
05:57You can take the lounge for tonight.
05:59I'll have a guest room prepared for you tomorrow.
06:01I didn't know what to say.
06:04I finally nodded.
06:06Okay.
06:07Ryker looked relieved.
06:09He pulled the heavy blankets up and turned away.
06:12Get some rest.
06:14Soon, his breathing steadished.
06:15I walked to the vanity, pulled off the crown and loosened my hair.
06:19I unbuttoned my wedding dress.
06:21Silk piled at my feet.
06:22I looked at my reflection in the bronze mirror.
06:25Heavy curves.
06:26A waist so tiny it looked like it could snap.
06:29But there were also ugly, bruised welds from years of tight chest binding.
06:33I turned around, reaching for my nightgown, and I met Ryker's eyes.
06:39He wasn't asleep.
06:41Those dark amber eyes were open, locked dead onto me.
06:45The fireplace cast flickering shadows over his face.
06:48He was completely flushed, his Adam's jankle bobbing hard.
06:52I snatched my dress off the floor, clutching it tightly against my chest.
06:57My voice trembled.
06:58You were supposed to be asleep.
07:02Silence.
07:03A long, heavy silence.
07:06When he finally spoke, his voice was an entire octave deeper.
07:10Rougher.
07:11Like he was suppressing a dark growl.
07:16I can sleep later.
07:18The heavy blanket slipped off his chest.
07:21He planted his feet firmly on the floor and stood up without a single stumble.
07:26He was bare-chested.
07:28I stopped breathing.
07:30His torso was a road map of pure violence.
07:33A massive, jagged claw mark ripped diagonally across his chest.
07:38Round, dark arrow scar littered his abdomen.
07:41Every mark was a brutal testament to his legendary past.
07:45He took a step toward me.
07:48His massive shadow swallowed me whole.
07:51My legs trembled.
07:53Every instinct in my body screamed at me to run.
07:56I remembered the older omegas whispering about alphas.
07:59Right now, all those dirty whispers flooded my mind.
08:02Riker stood right in front of me, looking down.
08:06His gaze dragged from my face, down my neck, to the dress clutched against my chest, then slowly back up
08:12to my eyes.
08:13There was no disgust, no pity, only a dark, burning emotion I couldn't understand.
08:19Then, he turned on his heel, walked straight out the door.
08:24I stood there, my heart pounding out of my chest.
08:28I looked down at my bruised, bound ribs.
08:32I wanted to disappear.
08:34I walked back to the mirror, tracing the ugly purple indepts with my trembling fingers.
08:41I thought, tomorrow, I'll pull the bindings even tighter.
08:46I lay down on the Shea lounge, pulling a thin blanket over myself and closed my eyes.
08:51As I was half asleep, the door creaked open.
08:54Ryder was back.
08:56His hair was dripping wet.
08:57I felt him stand over the lounge, watching me for a long time.
09:03Then, a soft, ragged sigh, like wind rustling dead leaves.
09:08He got back into bed and didn't make another sound.
09:11The next morning, I woke up early.
09:14Riker was already gone.
09:15I sat at the vanity, brushing my hair.
09:18Outside in the hallway, I heard an older servant's whispering.
09:21Alpha, if you needed to bathe, why didn't you ask for hot water?
09:27An ice-cold shower in your condition?
09:30Please, Alpha, you must take care of your body.
09:34My brush stopped midair.
09:36A cold shower?
09:38On his wedding night?
09:40I shook my head.
09:42Impossible.
09:44He was practically a corpse.
09:46I picked up the long strip of binding cloth,
09:50wrapped it around my chest,
09:53pulling it much tighter than yesterday.
09:55For my first month at the Iron Howl estate,
09:58Ryder completely avoided me.
10:00Every morning, I checked in with Lady Grace.
10:03Then, I headed straight to the kitchens to brew his healing medicine.
10:08It was one of the few ways I could make myself useful.
10:12My late father was the shadow pack's healer.
10:15She had asked on my third day,
10:17her eyes holding desperate hope.
10:20I hear you know your way around herbal remedies.
10:23Ryder isn't healing.
10:25We've cycled through three pack heapers with zero results.
10:29If you are willing.
10:32I am.
10:35I brewed his remedies every day,
10:38using herbs I'd learned from my father.
10:41I delivered the very first bowl myself.
10:44I carried the wooden tray into his bedroom.
10:47He was leaning against the window, reading.
10:50The afternoon sun caught the edges of his brown hair,
10:54turning it to spun gold.
10:57The heavy door clicked.
10:59He looked up.
11:00The second our eyes locked,
11:02his pupils constricted,
11:03I whispered,
11:04using his formal title,
11:06Alpha,
11:06I brought your medicine.
11:09Ryden's gaze lingered on my face for a fraction of a second.
11:13Then it dropped to the steaming bowl.
11:15He said flatly,
11:17his voice completely attached,
11:19pure ice.
11:20Leave this to the servants from now on.
11:23I don't mind doing it.
11:25It's not the same.
11:26Have a maid bring it.
11:27He took the tray from my hands,
11:29downing the scalding brew in three massive gulps.
11:33Then he turned his back to me and went straight back to his book.
11:36I stood frozen by the door.
11:38The message was clear.
11:40He couldn't stand the sight of me.
11:43After that day,
11:44I handed the bowl to a maid.
11:46I never stepped foot in his bedroom again.
11:49A month passed.
11:51One morning,
11:52she grabbed my hands.
11:53Amelia,
11:54guess what?
11:55The pack healer just checked Riger's vitals.
11:58He said his body is actually repairing itself.
12:02He even asked if I hired a new physician.
12:05Child,
12:06this is all you're doing.
12:08I'm just doing my job,
12:10my lady.
12:10No.
12:11You did the impossible.
12:14Three pack healers and gallons of expensive tonnets did absolutely nothing.
12:18Your medicine saved him.
12:20She slipped an ancient,
12:21heavy silver bracelet off her wrist.
12:23It bore the iron howl crown.
12:26She pressed it into my palm.
12:29Riger's grandmother gave this to me.
12:31Now,
12:32it belongs to you.
12:34I couldn't refuse her.
12:36Back in my room,
12:38I locked the bracelet in a small wooden chest.
12:41It sat next to several other pieces Lady Grace had given me.
12:44Several pieces of jewelry.
12:46Every single piece was worth a fortune.
12:49My maid watched me.
12:50Stashed them away,
12:52totally confused.
12:54My lady,
12:55why don't you ever wear them?
12:57Lady Grace picked them out just for you.
12:59Because one day,
13:01I can pawn these for silver.
13:04You want to sell them?
13:05Not today.
13:07But if the day comes,
13:09when I finally have to leave this place,
13:12this is my escape fund.
13:13A deep voice echoed.
13:15Leave?
13:16I whipped around.
13:17Ryder was standing dead center in the doorway,
13:20looking even paler than usual.
13:22His amber eyes,
13:23absolute ice.
13:24Alpha,
13:25do you need something?
13:26His gaze dropped from my face to the treasure box in my hands.
13:30Then he looked away.
13:31His voice was dangerously calm.
13:34I left some old belongings in this room.
13:36I came to get them.
13:38I can help you look, Alpha.
13:40What is it?
13:42A journal.
13:44Okay.
13:44Do you remember where you left it?
13:47No.
13:47I immediately started searching the cabinets.
13:50I spotted a worn leather journal
13:52pushed to the very back of the top shelf.
13:55I got up on my tiptoes to reach it.
13:58Just as my fingers brushed brush the spine,
14:01a massive hand covered mine.
14:04Ryder's bare skin scrayed my knuckles.
14:07A violent jolt of electricity shot straight up my arm.
14:11I looked up.
14:13It was the closest I had ever been to his face.
14:17Up close,
14:18his dark eyes were mesmerizing.
14:23A razor-thin ring of gold circled his pupils.
14:26It was the deniable mark of Alpha blood.
14:29Even broken,
14:30even allegedly wolf-less,
14:32that gold ring still burned fiercely,
14:34like a glowing ember refusing to die.
14:38My heart slammed against my ribs.
14:41Your journal, Alpha.
14:43I yanked my hand back,
14:45spinning around to step away,
14:47but the edge of the thick rug caught my heel.
14:49I pitched backward into empty space.
14:54Ryder caught me instantly.
14:57My back slammed flush against his hard chest.
15:00Even through my suffocating chest binding,
15:03I felt the raw heat radiating off his body.
15:06His heartbeat mammored against my spine,
15:09fast,
15:10wild.
15:10I pulled away.
15:13I,
15:13I need to go.
15:15I fled.
15:16I'm an idiot.
15:17He couldn't even stand the sight of me,
15:19and I just threw myself right into his arms.
15:22Now he was going to absolutely loathe me.
15:25Half a month went by,
15:26and a new nightmare started.
15:29Someone was leaving me notes.
15:31The first one was slipped under my fate chopping knife in the kitchen.
15:35A neatly folded piece of parchment.
15:37Just one line,
15:38meet me at the west gate.
15:40No signature,
15:41but I knew that handwriting.
15:43Simus.
15:44I crumpled it into a ball,
15:46and tossed it straight into the roaring fireplace.
15:49The second note was slid under my bedroom door.
15:51This one was a lot bolder.
15:53I know you're suffering.
15:55A wolfless Omega is nothing in the iron howl pack.
15:58Riker won't even look at you, would he?
16:01I can give you a real life.
16:04I ripped the parchment to shreds,
16:06and threw it in the trash.
16:08The third time,
16:09my maid shoved a note into my hand.
16:11She looked absolutely terrified.
16:15My lady,
16:16it's not just a note this time.
16:18There's a man at the west gate.
16:20He says he's not leaving until you show up.
16:23My knuckles turned bone white as I crushed the paper.
16:26I stormed out of my room,
16:28strode down the heavy stone corridor,
16:30and yanked open the west gate.
16:32A man was standing just outside.
16:35He murmured,
16:36pulling back his dark hood.
16:37His face was handsome,
16:39but completely soulless.
16:41Amelia,
16:41you finally came.
16:43My voice was absolute zero.
16:45Silas,
16:46you will address me as Lady Ironhow.
16:48He froze.
16:50Lady Ironhow.
16:52Do you have any idea what happens
16:54if Alpha's mate is caught sneaking out
16:55to meet another man?
16:56I'm getting promoted.
16:58Eastern territory.
16:59Come with me.
17:01It's better than rotting here
17:03with a crippled Alpha.
17:04I took a sharp step back,
17:06staring at him with pure disgust.
17:08You want me to be your mistress?
17:09Simus nodded.
17:11Totally serious.
17:13Why the hell would I throw away
17:14my title as the Alpha's wife
17:16just to be your dirty little secret?
17:19Everyone in the north
17:20knows Riker Ironhowl
17:22has one foot in the grave.
17:24He's dying.
17:25He can't even claim a mate.
17:27And he can never give you
17:29what you actually need.
17:31His eyes dropped to my chest,
17:33even buried under layers
17:34of thick cobblik
17:35and suffocating binding.
17:36His gaze felt like a violation
17:38I could feel
17:39through every layer of cloth.
17:40A beautiful thing
17:41like you.
17:42It's a tragic waste.
17:44I know exactly
17:45what game you're playing, Simus.
17:46You owe me your life.
17:48Did you forget?
17:49My father kept you
17:50from starving for three years.
17:52When they shattered your leg
17:53in the fighting pits,
17:54I was the one
17:55banding your bones.
17:56But the one time
17:56I actually needed you,
17:58what did you do?
17:59You stood behind
18:00a locked door.
18:02You told me you were engaged
18:04to the Grand Elder's
18:05spoiled brat.
18:06And you threw a bag
18:07of silver over the wall.
18:08I never spent a single
18:10copper of that silver.
18:12It's buried under the old oak tree
18:14outside the shadow pack borders.
18:16If you want it back,
18:18go dig it up yourself.
18:21Just give me some time.
18:22I'll talk to Angelina.
18:23I'll convince her to let you...
18:25let me what?
18:27Be your pathetic little side piece?
18:30Listen to me very carefully, Silas.
18:32I will never be any man's whore.
18:35Never set foot near this gate again.
18:37My husband is the alpha
18:39of the Iron Howl Pack.
18:41The most dangerous territory
18:43in the north.
18:45If he finds out
18:46you've been stalking his wife,
18:49Do you honestly think
18:50you'll live to see that promotion?
18:52You'd really choose
18:53a crippled freak over me?
18:55I glared at him.
18:57Years of suppressed rage
18:58finally boiling over.
18:59My husband bled
19:00to protect this pack.
19:02His scars are his honor.
19:04As a wolf,
19:05you call yourself a warrior?
19:06A man sworn to defend?
19:08You have zero right
19:09to talk behind his back.
19:10In my eyes,
19:12he is a true alpha.
19:13Unlike you.
19:14You might have
19:15a working body, Silas.
19:17But your soul is rottened.
19:19I slammed the heavy door
19:20right in his face.
19:21I spun around to walk away.
19:23Except it wasn't a wall.
19:24It was a man.
19:27Ryder was standing
19:27barely half a step behind me.
19:29I had no idea
19:30how long he had been
19:31standing there.
19:33Alpha.
19:34He looked down at me.
19:36You were just calling me
19:38your husband out there.
19:39Why so formal now?
19:44My heart skipped
19:45a violent beat.
19:48Alpha, please don't
19:49misunderstand.
19:50As long as I am
19:52in the Iron Howl pack,
19:53I know my place.
19:54I will never betray you.
19:59It's getting late.
20:01I need to brew
20:02your evening remedy.
20:02I tried to slip past him.
20:04As I brushed by,
20:05Ryken's hand shat out.
20:06His long fingers
20:07wrapping around my arm.
20:08I lost my balance
20:10and tumbled straight
20:11into his chest.
20:12I threw my head back,
20:13crashing right into
20:14Ryard's deep,
20:15smoldering gaze.
20:16We were inches apart.
20:17If either of us
20:18leaned in,
20:19our lips would touch.
20:21My cheeks burned
20:22like fire.
20:23I could feel his chest
20:24rising and falling,
20:25hard, irregular.
20:27What do you mean
20:28as long as I am
20:29in the Iron Howl pack?
20:32Are you counting down the days
20:34until you can leave?
20:35I couldn't exactly say,
20:37I'm leaving the second you die.
20:39No,
20:40I didn't mean that.
20:42Alpha,
20:43you're hurting my arm.
20:46Everything you said
20:47to him out there,
20:49did you mean it?
20:51Which part?
20:52He released my arm
20:53and took half a step back.
20:54Like a terrified rabbit,
20:56I bolted.
20:57I saw his face,
20:59completely flushed.
21:03That night,
21:04I had a wildly
21:06inappropriate dream.
21:07In it,
21:08Ryak's lips brushed
21:08against my cheek.
21:09His finger hooked
21:10onto the delicate lace
21:11of my nightgown.
21:12He whispered
21:13a dark,
21:14seductive purr.
21:16My lady,
21:17do you want this?
21:19In the dream,
21:20I nodded.
21:21Then his mouth
21:22crashed down on mine.
21:23It was fierce,
21:25intoxicating,
21:26driven by a
21:27deep aral hunger.
21:28His tongue
21:29forced my mouth
21:30open,
21:31claiming every
21:32inch of me
21:32like a conquered
21:33territory.
21:36I jolted awake,
21:37my pulse racing.
21:39My heart was
21:40threatening to rip
21:40through my chest.
21:41My clothes were
21:42soaked in sweat,
21:43clinging to my skin.
21:45Deep in my core,
21:46a strange,
21:46humiliating heat
21:47throbbed relentlessly.
21:48My maid heard
21:49the rustling
21:50and pushed the door open.
21:53My lady,
21:54are you all right?
21:56Bring me a
21:57sounded terrifying
21:58of cold rusky.
21:59She brought the water,
22:01staring at my
22:02damp hair
22:02and flushed cheeks.
22:04It really is getting
22:05too hot for this
22:06time of year.
22:06I splashed the
22:07freezing water
22:08onto my face.
22:10The brutal cold
22:12shocked me back
22:12to reality.
22:14On our wedding night,
22:16Ryder took a
22:16cold shower.
22:17Was he also?
22:20I shook my head
22:21violently.
22:22No.
22:23It was impossible.
22:25He was practically
22:26broken in half.
22:27Right around noon,
22:29Lady Grace's maid
22:30delivered a message.
22:31My lady,
22:33the matriarch is hosting
22:34dinner in the gardens
22:35tonight.
22:35She insists you
22:36attend.
22:38I had been claiming
22:39I was ill to avoid
22:40the main dining hall
22:41for days.
22:42I was terrified
22:44of running into
22:45Ryder again.
22:47Terrified of staring
22:48into those amber
22:49eyes that made
22:50my pulse race.
22:51But when Lady Grace
22:52personally asked,
22:54I couldn't say no.
22:56At twilight,
22:57I walked down
22:57into the estate
22:58gardens.
22:59The garden was
23:00small but elegant,
23:01dominated by a
23:02towering pomegranate
23:04tree in full bloom.
23:06Crimson petals
23:07drifted onto the
23:07stone table.
23:08The table was
23:10ladden with all
23:10my favorite dishes.
23:12All my favorite.
23:14Lady Grace sat
23:15at the head of the
23:16table, beaming at me.
23:18She smiled warmly.
23:20Come, sit.
23:22Ryder had the
23:23kitchens prepare
23:24this just for you.
23:25I froze.
23:27My eyes darted
23:28across the table.
23:30Ryder was sitting
23:30right across from me.
23:32He wore a heavy,
23:33dark brown coat
23:34that made his sharp
23:35features look even
23:36more lethal in the
23:37twilight.
23:37He was staring
23:38down, quietly
23:40adjusting his
23:40silverware.
23:42He must have
23:43felt my gaze.
23:44He slowly lifted
23:46his eyes.
23:47The exact second
23:48our eyes locked,
23:49my face caught
23:50fire all over
23:51again.
23:52I quickly snapped
23:54my gaze down to
23:55my plate.
23:56Subtly, Lady Grace
23:57lit a small platter
23:58of chestnut cakes
23:59toward me.
24:00Ryder specifically
24:01sent a rider down
24:02to the southern
24:03markets for these.
24:04He told me they
24:06were your favorite.
24:07I slowly raised
24:08my eyes to look
24:09at him.
24:10He didn't meet
24:11my gaze.
24:13I saw your birth
24:14date on our
24:14marriage contract.
24:17My heart gave a
24:18sudden, soft
24:19flutter.
24:20Nobody had ever
24:21remembered my
24:22birthday.
24:23Back in the shadow,
24:24pal, birthdays were
24:26only celebrated for
24:27wolves with actual
24:28power.
24:29A wolf-less,
24:31defect omega
24:31wasn't worth the
24:32memory.
24:33Lady Grace picked
24:34up a heavy clay
24:35jug and poured
24:36me a glass of
24:37rich, amber
24:38liquid.
24:39I've been saving
24:40this wine for
24:41years.
24:42I opened it
24:43tonight just for
24:44the two of you.
24:45But don't drink
24:46too much now.
24:48She stood up,
24:49claiming the night
24:50air was getting
24:51too chilly for her
24:52old bones and left
24:53us completely alone.
24:54The second Lady
24:56Grace vanished,
24:57a heavy silence
24:58fell over the
24:59garden.
25:00It was so quiet
25:01I could hear my
25:02own heartbeat
25:03pounding.
25:03To break the
25:04tension, I grabbed
25:05my cup.
25:06I chugged down
25:08the amber wine.
25:09It tasted
25:10dangerally sweet,
25:12smooth on the
25:13way down, but it
25:14kicked like a
25:15mule.
25:16By my fourth
25:16glass, the world
25:17was starting to
25:18spin.
25:19I reached blindly
25:20for the empty
25:21platter in front of
25:22me.
25:23I tilted my
25:24head, peering at
25:25Rired through a
25:26blurry haze.
25:28Where is the
25:29last chestnut
25:30cake?
25:31Riker's lips
25:32trickled slightly.
25:33He said softly,
25:35I ate it.
25:37I don't know
25:38where I found
25:38the nerve.
25:39I planted my
25:40hands on the
25:41stone table and
25:41pushed myself up.
25:43I stumbled around
25:44the edge, leaning
25:45right into his
25:45face.
25:47I mumbled,
25:48Who said you
25:49could eat it?
25:50Spit it out
25:51right now.
25:53Riker just
25:53stared up at me.
25:55A dark fire
25:56flared in his
25:57amber eyes.
25:58He parted his
25:59lips slightly.
26:01Come find it
26:02yourself.
26:03I squinted at
26:04his mouth.
26:05You're never
26:06going to find it
26:06looking like that.
26:08Then how?
26:10Try using your
26:11mouth.
26:11My eyes slowly
26:13drifted down to
26:13his lips.
26:14They were sharp,
26:15lethal, but
26:17right now,
26:17slicked with
26:18sweet wine, they
26:19looked devastatingly
26:20soft and gleaming
26:21with moisture.
26:22I swallowed hard
26:24and without
26:24thinking, I
26:25crashed my lips
26:26onto his.
26:27The absolute
26:28second we
26:29touched, Ryder's
26:30entire body went
26:31steric as stone,
26:32but only for a
26:33split second.
26:34The next moment,
26:35his massive hand
26:36locked around the
26:37back of my head,
26:38my brain completely
26:40short-sucked.
26:41All I could feel
26:42was his mouth,
26:43his tongue,
26:44his ragged
26:45breathing, and
26:46the electric shock
26:47of his fingers
26:47threading deeply
26:48into my hair.
26:50We didn't rip
26:51apart until
26:52footsteps crunched
26:53on the gravel
26:53behind the
26:54flowerbeds.
26:55I jerked back.
26:56In the next
26:56instant, the world
26:57spun violently
26:58and the sky
26:59flipped upside
27:00down.
27:00My vision went
27:01pitch black.
27:02I collapsed.
27:03The splitting
27:04headache woke
27:04me up.
27:06I forced my
27:07eyes open,
27:08squinting at an
27:09unfamiliar ceiling.
27:13This was the
27:14Alpha's bedroom.
27:16What the hell
27:17am I doing
27:17here?
27:21My lady,
27:22you got
27:22completely drunk
27:23last night.
27:24Alpha Ryder
27:25carried you
27:25back.
27:28Did I say
27:30anything stupid?
27:32Absolutely.
27:33He tried to
27:34lay you down,
27:35but you grabbed
27:35his sleeve and
27:36refused to let
27:37go.
27:37You kept
27:38calling him
27:38husband over
27:40and over a
27:40day.
27:41His entire
27:41face turned
27:42bright red.
27:45Get out!
27:47She giggled
27:48and bolted
27:49from the room.
27:51I lay there
27:52for a long
27:52time, totally
27:53paralyzed, until
27:55someone knocked.
27:57My lady, the
27:58matriarch's waiting
27:59at the gates.
28:00We're heading to
28:00the sacred peak
28:01for the blessing.
28:02I scrambled
28:02out of bed,
28:03splashed some
28:04water on my
28:05face, and
28:06practically ran
28:06out of the
28:07castle.
28:09Lady Grace was
28:10already sitting
28:11in the carriage.
28:12No rush,
28:13dear.
28:14Take your
28:14time.
28:17The carriage
28:17rolled out of
28:18Iron Hell
28:18territory, following
28:20a dirt road up
28:21toward the sacred
28:21peak.
28:22The mountain was
28:23holy ground for
28:23northern wolves.
28:25Legend said the
28:25wolf god himself
28:26left his mark
28:27there.
28:28The coronation
28:29ceremony for each
28:29generation of
28:30Alpha takes place
28:31there.
28:32Halfway up the
28:32trail, my mind
28:33was still consumed
28:34by what happened
28:35last night.
28:36I kissed
28:36Rigan, and
28:37then I completely
28:38passed out.
28:39I had absolutely
28:40no idea what
28:41happened next.
28:44Amelia, is there
28:45someone else in
28:46your heart?
28:47You've been
28:48dodging Riken
28:48for weeks.
28:50If you want
28:51out of this
28:52marriage, just
28:52say the word.
28:53You're young.
28:54You shouldn't
28:55waste your entire
28:56life tied to a
28:57No, it's not
28:58that at all.
28:59Then what is it?
29:00Before I could
29:01answer, the
29:02entire carriage
29:03lopperged
29:03violently.
29:05The wooden
29:06wheels suddenly
29:07spun out of
29:07control.
29:08The driver was
29:10gone.
29:11Amelia!
29:12I realized there
29:12was a cliff
29:13right ahead.
29:14Lady Grace!
29:15Hold on to me
29:16tight.
29:16We have to
29:17jump.
29:17Jump?
29:18We'll break
29:19our bones!
29:20There's a cliff
29:21right there!
29:21If we don't
29:22jump right now,
29:23we're dead!
29:26We tumbled
29:26violently over the
29:28jagged cliffside.
29:29My left arm was
29:30locked dead around
29:31Lady Grace.
29:32We were dangling
29:33in midair, with
29:34nothing but a
29:35massive, bottomless
29:36gorge beneath our
29:37feet.
29:37Hold on!
29:38The guards will
29:39find us!
29:40Let me go,
29:41Amelia.
29:41Amelia, the
29:42branch can't
29:43hold both of
29:44us.
29:45I've lived a
29:46long life.
29:47Yours is just
29:48stuck.
29:49I won't let
29:49go.
29:51You are the
29:52first person to
29:53actually treat me
29:54like a Hugh
29:54being in this
29:55hellhole.
29:56You are my
29:56family now, and
29:58I don't abandon
29:58my family.
29:59The branch gave
30:00way a few more
30:01inches.
30:02My fingers were
30:03slipping.
30:04Inch by
30:05excruciating inch,
30:06my nails drug into
30:08the rough bark,
30:09drawing blood.
30:09pure despair
30:11washed over me.
30:12Then, a voice
30:13tore through the
30:14air.
30:15Amelia!
30:16Riker has found
30:17us.
30:17He didn't hesitate
30:19at all.
30:20Ryder!
30:20Midair, his body
30:22began to violently
30:23shift.
30:24Coarse, gray fur
30:25erupted.
30:26Fingers elongated
30:28into lethal claws.
30:29He was a
30:30monstrous, silver-gray
30:32beast.
30:32His massive claws
30:34gouged into the
30:35solid cliff face.
30:36Stone shattered.
30:37His powerful
30:38hind legs kicked
30:39off the wall.
30:40He lunched
30:40outward, wrapping
30:41one massive front
30:42arm around me
30:43and Lady Grace.
30:44I was pinned
30:45flush against
30:46his chest.
30:47I felt his
30:48heartbeat, up
30:49on the ridge.
30:50Iron Howell guards
30:51finally arrived.
30:53Thick ropes
30:53dropped down
30:54the cliffside.
30:55Riker caught
30:56the lines in
30:57his baths.
30:57He secured
30:58the loops around
30:59us.
30:59The guards
31:00started hauling
31:01us up.
31:03The second I
31:04cleared the ledge,
31:05I looked down.
31:07Raiden was
31:08still clinging
31:09to the sheer
31:09rock.
31:10Those burning
31:11golden eyes
31:12locked entirely
31:12on me.
31:13Then, they
31:14hauled him up
31:15too.
31:16The moment his
31:17paws hit the
31:17dirt, he
31:19shifted back.
31:20He was half
31:21naked, his
31:23torso covered
31:24in fresh wounds,
31:25but he seemed
31:27to feel absolutely
31:28nothing.
31:29You're bleeding.
31:33I'm fine, Lady
31:35Grace.
31:36She's alive, but
31:37you, you, you, you
31:39threw yourself out
31:40of a moving
31:40carriage.
31:42You hung onto
31:43that branch.
31:44He abruptly cut
31:45himself off.
31:46Something was
31:47glistering in those
31:48golden eyes.
31:50It wasn't alpha
31:51fire.
31:52It was tears.
31:55Riker.
31:56He didn't answer.
31:57He just lowered
31:59his head and
31:59rested his forehead
32:00against my
32:01uninjured shoulder.
32:02His massive arms
32:04wrapped around me,
32:05pulling me flush
32:06against his bare
32:07chest.
32:07I'm okay.
32:09You caught me.
32:10All around us,
32:11the Iron Howell
32:12guards silently
32:13turned their
32:13backs and looked
32:14out over the
32:15vast distance.
32:16Only Lady
32:17Grace stayed.
32:18She watched us
32:18from the dirt.
32:19A soft, tearful
32:21smile spreading
32:22across her face.
32:23I was bedridden
32:24for an entire
32:25month.
32:25My dislocated
32:27shoulder took
32:28a month to
32:29heal, agonizingly
32:30slow for a
32:31wolfless Omega.
32:32For that entire
32:33month, I didn't
32:34see Riker once.
32:36Lady Grace had
32:36locked herself
32:37away, still shaken
32:39by the fall.
32:40The entire estate
32:41felt suffocatingly
32:42tense.
32:43Every guard wore
32:44a grim, solemn
32:45expression.
32:46A heavy, suffocating
32:47pressure hung in the
32:48air, like the calm
32:50right before a
32:51brutal storm.
32:52Thirty days later,
32:54I could finally
32:55walk on my own.
32:56I pushed my
32:57door open.
32:59The stone corridor
33:00was completely
33:01empty.
33:01I walked towards
33:03the stairace.
33:04When I passed
33:05Riker's scudule,
33:06the door was
33:06shut tight.
33:08I hesitated for a
33:09second, but I
33:10didn't knock.
33:11I made it to the
33:12front entrance and
33:13pushed open the
33:13heavy oak doors.
33:16Ryder was standing
33:17at the bottom of
33:17the grand steps,
33:20standing completely,
33:21his face hidden in
33:22the shadows.
33:24He walked up and
33:25handed me a small
33:26wooden lockbox.
33:27I took it, popped
33:29the lash.
33:30Inside was a land
33:32deed, the ownership
33:33papers for a small
33:34estate and a signed
33:36mate nullification
33:37contract.
33:38My entire body
33:39went ragged.
33:40You're kicking me
33:41out?
33:41When Ryuk looked at
33:42me, his eyes were
33:44absolute ice, but
33:45beneath that frozen
33:46surface, I saw
33:47something else, pure
33:49agony.
33:50His voice was like a
33:51frozen lake.
33:53I know you've been
33:54waiting for this.
33:56You've been dodging
33:57me, hiding from me.
33:59You wanted nothing to
34:00do with this pack.
34:02You hoarded every
34:03piece of jewelry my
34:04mother gave you, just
34:05waiting for the day you
34:06could pawn them to
34:07escape.
34:09Isn't this exactly what
34:10you wanted?
34:13My lips parted, but no
34:15sound came out.
34:16He turned around,
34:18showing me his back.
34:19Leave, Amelia.
34:20From this moment on,
34:21you have zero ties to
34:23the Iron Howl pack.
34:25My voice was so light,
34:27a single breeze could
34:28scatter it.
34:29So that's what the
34:30great alpha thinks of
34:31me.
34:31He didn't turn back
34:32around.
34:33Leave now.
34:34I never want to see
34:36your face again.
34:37The estate guards
34:39marched me straight
34:40out the gates.
34:41My maid trailed
34:42behind me, clutching a
34:44small bag.
34:45Her eyes were red and
34:46swollen.
34:48She sniffed.
34:49The alpha ordered me
34:50to go with you.
34:54He said you were used
34:55to me.
34:56I didn't say a single
34:57word.
34:58We boarded the carriage
34:59and drove straight out
35:00of Iron Howl territory.
35:02We stopped at a small
35:04border town.
35:05I pawned one of the
35:06silver bracelets from
35:07the lockbox, rented a
35:09small cottage, and
35:10settled in.
35:11The very next morning,
35:13a new official notice
35:14was nailed to the
35:15town square.
35:18I stood frozen in
35:19front of the wooden
35:20board, staring at the
35:22parchment bearing the
35:23seal of King Alpha.
35:25The notice read
35:26clearly.
35:26Alpha Riger Ironhowo
35:28is charged with
35:29treason.
35:30Accused of
35:30clunning with the
35:31southern packs,
35:32leaking northern
35:33defense maps, and
35:34causing the entire
35:35northern border to
35:36collapse.
35:37The alpha king had
35:38officially ordered his
35:39arrest.
35:40Riker was already
35:41locked in the royal
35:42dungeons, awaiting
35:43judgment.
35:43The entire Iron Howl
35:45estate was placed on
35:46full lockdown.
35:47No one in, no one
35:48out, pending a royal
35:50investigation.
35:51I stood in front of
35:52that board as my blood
35:53turned to absolute
35:54kise.
35:55Collusion.
35:56Treason.
35:57The royal dungeons.
35:59I thought back to
36:00those burning golden
36:01eyes on the cliff.
36:02Those weren't the eyes
36:04of a traitor.
36:05Those were the eyes of
36:06a man who would die to
36:07protect his pack.
36:09He didn't kick me out
36:10because he hated me.
36:11He kicked me out
36:12because he knew this
36:13was coming.
36:15My hands balled into
36:16tight fists.
36:17My nails dug violently
36:18into my palms.
36:20My maid timidly asked
36:21behind me,
36:22My lady, is there
36:24anything we can do?
36:26I closed my eyes and
36:28took a deep, shaky
36:29breath.
36:30My mind drifted back
36:31to my father, Lucien,
36:33the Shadow Packs
36:34healer.
36:35He was an ordinary wolf
36:36with absolutely zero
36:37combat skills, but the
36:39entire pack deeply
36:40respected him, because
36:41he pulled countless
36:42warriors back from the
36:43brink of death.
36:44He used to tell me the
36:45exact same thing, over
36:47and over.
36:48Power isn't just fangs
36:49and claws, Amelia.
36:51Knowledge, strategy,
36:53connections.
36:54That is true power.
36:55A smart Omega can use
36:57those to move the
36:58entire world.
36:59I snapped my eyes
37:00open.
37:01I know exactly what to
37:03do.
37:04It took me three brutal
37:06days to track that
37:07person down.
37:09Lord Clement Greystone,
37:10the royal beta of the
37:11King's Pack.
37:12Twenty years ago, he
37:14was gutted in a war
37:15against the Shadow Flick
37:16Pack.
37:16He contracted a lethal
37:18blood infection.
37:19My father saved his
37:20life with a rare herbal
37:22remedy.
37:23Lord Greystone met me
37:24in his private study.
37:26His voice was a deep,
37:27gravelly baron tone.
37:29You say you're
37:30Lucien's daughter?
37:31Yes, my lord.
37:32I lowered my head,
37:34the instinctive sign
37:36of respect from an
37:36Omega to a high-ranking
37:38wolf.
37:38He studied my face.
37:41You look exactly like
37:42him, especially the
37:44eyes.
37:45My lord, I know this is
37:46an incredibly bold
37:47request, but I need
37:48your help.
37:49Speak.
37:50I need to see Riker
37:52Ironhout.
37:53His thick eyebrows
37:55immediately drew
37:55together.
37:56I took a deep breath
37:58and briefly explained
37:59the situation.
38:00From the contract
38:02marriage to the
38:02cliffside ambush.
38:04From Riker violently
38:05kicking me out to the
38:07sudden treason decree.
38:08He is not a traitor.
38:11If he was leaking
38:12defense maps, why would
38:13he jump off a cliff to
38:14save me?
38:15If he was colluding
38:16with the Shadow Flick
38:16Pack, why the hell did
38:17they try to assassinate
38:18his carriage?
38:21If he is found guilty
38:22of treason, anyone who
38:24helps him swings from
38:26the same rope.
38:29I know.
38:30He looked at me, his
38:31expression unreadable.
38:32He finally said,
38:34Your father pulled me
38:35from the grave.
38:36I owe him my life.
38:38And I am paying that
38:39dact to you.
38:41He grabbed an ink quill
38:42from his desk, wrote a
38:44few lines on a heavy
38:45parchment, stamped his
38:47wax seal on it.
38:48This is a visitation
38:50pass, but you only have
38:52thirty minutes.
38:55The royal dungeons were
38:56buried deep beneath the
38:57king's castle, freezing,
39:00damp, where the air
39:01reeked of rotting iron and
39:03mold.
39:04A royal guard stopped in
39:05front of the very last
39:06iron door.
39:08He jammed a key into the
39:10lock.
39:12Alpha Iron Howell is a
39:13high-risk traitor.
39:14Remember, you only have
39:15thirty minutes.
39:16The iron door opened.
39:18I stepped inside.
39:20Ryder looked up.
39:22His hair was a tangled
39:23mess.
39:24Heavy stubble shadowed
39:25his jaw.
39:26His skin was deathly
39:27pale, his cheekbones
39:28jutting out sharply.
39:30He had lost so much
39:31weight, but his eyes
39:32hadn't changed.
39:33The second those deep
39:35amber eyes saw me, his
39:36pupils narrowed sharply.
39:38What are you doing
39:39here?
39:40I stood at the door, just
39:42staring at him.
39:43The dungeon air was
39:44freezing and damp, but my
39:46eyes burned hot with
39:48tears.
39:49Is this why you kicked
39:50me out?
39:52You knew they were
39:53coming for you, didn't
39:54you?
39:54Riker didn't say a word.
39:57I walked right up to
39:58him.
39:59I crouched down, bringing
40:00my face level with his.
40:02You were framed, weren't
40:03you?
40:04Riker just looked at me.
40:06He sat in complete
40:07silence for a long time.
40:10Then, he slowly reached
40:12out, his thumb gently
40:14wiping a tear from my
40:15cheek.
40:16Emilia, you shouldn't
40:17be here.
40:19Tell me the truth.
40:21Who framed you?
40:23What can I do to help?
40:25Ryder's long fingers
40:26tightened slightly
40:27against my palms.
40:28Emilia, you can't.
40:30The Shadowfleck pack.
40:31They colluded with a
40:33traitor inside Ironhowl,
40:34doctoring the border
40:35defense maps.
40:36But I have zero proof.
40:38All the evidence was
40:39scrubbed.
40:39My only witness died in a
40:40sudden accident three
40:41days ago.
40:42A heavy, sickening dread
40:44settled in my chest.
40:45Riker's voice suddenly
40:47turned to steel.
40:48But I didn't just sit
40:49and wait.
40:50Before they arrested me,
40:52I smuggled a letter to
40:53the Alpha King, detailing
40:54the entire Shadowflag plot
40:56and naming the traitor.
40:57Did the King get it?
40:58Riker closed his eyes.
41:00I don't know.
41:01If it was intercepted...
41:03I squeezed his hand even
41:04tighter and pleaded.
41:06There has to be a way.
41:07I'll go back to Lord
41:08Grestone.
41:09Emilia, when you leave
41:11this cell, do absolutely
41:14nothing.
41:14The walls have ears.
41:16How can you be so sure?
41:18I can't say much, but I
41:21promise you within seven
41:22days I will walk out of
41:23here, because I never make
41:25a promise I cannot keep.
41:27He stared at me, his gaze
41:29fierce, yet devastatingly
41:31gentle.
41:33Seven days from now, we
41:35will watch the sun rise
41:35together.
41:36Okay?
41:37I nodded.
41:38I looked up, straight into
41:40those burning golden eyes.
41:42He whispered, his rough
41:43thumb tracing my jawline.
41:45Emilia, I absolutely love
41:47everything about you.
41:47Ryder bent down and picked
41:49me up horizontally.
41:50I lightly pounded on his
41:51solid chest.
41:52You promised me we were
41:53going to watch the sun rise.
41:54He carried me inside and
41:56kicked the front door shut.
41:57I'm watching you first.
41:59He laid me down on the
42:00bed, and stood by the
42:02edge, staring down.
42:03I lay there, my heart
42:05hammering so hard it hurt.
42:07He leaned down, one
42:08massive hand braced next
42:10to my head.
42:10His other hand slowly
42:12reached for the thin
42:13ribbon tying my collar
42:14together.
42:14He pulled it loose.
42:15I panicked, instinctively
42:17throwing my hands over my
42:18chest.
42:19Don't look.
42:19It's ruined.
42:20Riker gently pulled my
42:22hands away.
42:23His long fingers traced the
42:25deep ugly bruising right
42:26under my collarbones.
42:27His skin was squirting
42:29hot, but his touch was
42:31impossibly light, like he
42:34was handling shattered
42:35glass.
42:35It's not ruined.
42:37They are beautiful.
42:41He pressed his lips to my
42:42collarbone, trailing soft,
42:45burning kisses over every
42:47single purple mark.
42:48My entire body shivered, not
42:51from the cold.
42:52My body grew uncontrollably
42:54hot.
42:55Riker.
42:56He lifted his head.
42:57The rumors.
43:00Everyone said you were
43:01ruined down there.
43:03At dust on the sixth day, a
43:05new notice was nailed to the
43:06town square.
43:07I pushed my way through the
43:09massive crowd.
43:10I got up on my tiptoes to
43:11read it.
43:12The Alpha King had officially
43:14investigated the claims,
43:15finding that the charges
43:16against Alpha Ryer Ironhot were
43:17completely false.
43:19The true mastermind was the
43:20Alpha of the Shadowfing pack,
43:22working with traitors planted
43:23inside Ironhau.
43:24Every conspirator had been
43:26arrested.
43:26Writer Ironhau was fully
43:28acquitted and released.
43:29A massive roar of relief
43:30erupted from the crowd.
43:31He did it.
43:32He promised me seven days,
43:34and he did it in six.
43:35That night, I didn't sleep a
43:36single second.
43:37I sat right by the small
43:38window in my cottage, staring
43:39out into the eastern horizon.
43:41The wind howled across the
43:42dark wastelands.
43:43I didn't know if I was waiting
43:44for the sunrise, or if I was
43:46waiting for him.
43:47Maybe both.
43:47Just as the very first sliver
43:49of gray hit the sky, I heard
43:51it.
43:51A knock.
43:52Quiet.
43:53Restrained.
43:54But heavy.
43:55Knock, knock, knock.
43:56A pause.
43:57Knock, knock, knock.
43:58I practically launched myself
43:59out of my chair.
44:00I threw myself at the door.
44:02My shaking hands grabbed
44:03the lash.
44:04I took one massive breath
44:05and pulled it open.
44:06Writer was standing right
44:07there on the porch.
44:08He was wearing fresh
44:09clothes, a heavy dark coat
44:11and black slacks.
44:12His messy hair had been
44:13slicked back.
44:14He was still pale as a ghost,
44:16but his eyes were ablaze.
44:17The exact second those dark
44:19amber eyes locked on mine,
44:21they flared like a torch
44:22lighting up a pitch black
44:23cave.
44:23I threw myself right into
44:24his arms.
44:25My arms locked around his
44:26neck.
44:27I buried my face deep into
44:28his shoulder.
44:29I breathed him in.
44:30The rotting stench of the
44:31dungeon was completely gone.
44:32It was just clean, pure Riker.
44:34Riker crushed me against his
44:36chest.
44:36Familia, I'm back.
44:38I couldn't even speak.
44:39I just nodded furiously into
44:40his coat.
44:41Then I felt a hot, wet drop
44:43hit my hair.
44:43I slowly tilted my head up.
44:45Riker's eyes were rimmed
44:47bright red.
44:48The morning sun hit his face
44:49casting him in a warm golden
44:51glow.
44:51My gaze drifted from his eyes
44:52down to his collar.
44:54And then, further down, I
44:56instantly froze.
44:57I had jumped out of bed so
44:58fast.
44:58I hadn't put on my chest
45:00painting.
45:00My loose cotton nightgown
45:01hid nothing.
45:02My curves were unmistakable
45:03under the thin fabric.
45:04I instinctively tried to
45:06twist away and run.
45:07But Rigen's arms locked like
45:09steel bands, pinning me flush
45:11against him.
45:12He murmured, a low, raspy
45:14chuckle rumbling in his chest.
45:16Where do you think you're
45:17going?
45:17I ducked my head to hide my
45:19burning cheeks, my voice
45:21dropping to a barely audible
45:22whisper.
45:23I...
45:24You hate it.
45:26Ryder slowly lowered his head,
45:28his lips brushing against my
45:29ear.
45:30Who told you that?
45:32My lady, why don't you find
45:35out for yourself?
45:36My brain completely short-kited.
45:38His mouth trailed from my
45:39jawline, down my neck, down to
45:42my colicones, and then,
45:44dangerously lower.
45:46Every single kiss drove me
45:48absolutely insane.
45:49His thick fingers tangled deep
45:52into my hair, massaging my
45:54scalp.
45:54I completely melted against the
45:56sheets, giving myself over
45:58entirely to his touch.
45:59I had a dream about this once.
46:02What dream?
46:03He murmured every single
46:04detail into my ear.
46:06It was the exact same dream.
46:08My dream.
46:09You.
46:10But his mouth crashed down on
46:12mine, swallowing my words.
46:14This kiss wasn't like the
46:15garden.
46:16Just raw, unhinged hunger.
46:19He forced my lips open,
46:20claiming every inch of my
46:22mouth.
46:22His teeth grazed my lower lip.
46:25My hands instinctively reached
46:26up, tracing the hard ridges of
46:29his stomach.
46:33Amelia, do you know what you're
46:34doing?
46:35I nodded.
46:36Do you understand what this
46:38means?
46:39If I claim you tonight,
46:42there is no going back.
46:45You belong to me.
46:48Forever.
46:49Forever.
46:50I looked up at him.
46:51This wasn't the dying man rotting
46:53in a bed.
46:55This wasn't a broken prisoner.
46:57This was Ryer Ironhowl, the alpha of
47:00the Ironhowl pack, the most lethal apex
47:02predator in the north.
47:05And he was mine.
47:08I've been yours for a long time, since the
47:10exact second you caught me on that
47:12cliff.
47:13Golden fire erupted in his eyes.
47:15He dropped his head, pressing his
47:18forehead against mine.
47:19Our rag breaths tangled together.
47:22He swore.
47:23Then I am never letting you go.
47:26Never.
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