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nd then his scent hit me. M

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was too late. He

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d shoulders tense, jaw hard, silver eyes gleaming like a blade in the s

e distance between us felt alive, thr

he br

re doing?" His voice cut through

went dry.

"You think you can just

my voice steadier than I felt. "Yo

re, sharp as claws

drizzle. For an instant, his eyes looked almost

, his tone hard but his gaze flickering. "You think run

brittle than amused. "

ened. "Watch

me anymore. You rejected me in front of the entire pack, called me

for me to see the cr

oldly. "A trick from the Goddess meant to humiliate me. She pu

t, I couldn

p around us, the world

cu

he saw when he

ot a mate. Jus

flaring with pain. I took a step toward him, my vo

tering. "Don't speak of fate. Don't s

Moon would bind us for nothing? You think She made a mistake just be

red. "You think

ld stop them. "But you're too blind to see it! Too proud, too scared of what it

ng through the air. His wolf

on his skin, his breath hot against the cold night air. "You don't know what it means to

that, wouldn't you?" I wh

landed lik

was the storm, wind tearing through the trees, thun

lsed between us. Every emotion he tried to

. Gods,

uld feel the part of h

part of me that

elief. His eyes locked on mine, pupils blown wide. For an inst

forward. I should hav

rred weakly inside me for the first time

"Why did you com

he muscles in his jaw worked,

off, eyes flashing as he turned his head away.

mean, not with everyone k

o me, sharp as a blade.

anded. "If I'm a curse, if you

move. Di

d until I thought I

, almost too low

, desire so fierce it burned. His wolf was howling inside hi

d. The rain blu

ached me through the storm, until I could see the rain slidin

ispered. "Do

didn'

cheek. The touch burned. My br

cing through my veins, every nerve alight. I felt his heart ham

oice rough and low.

to. But the truth was there bet

," I whispe

e between u

for a moment, there was no rain, no

broke awa

f us with pain. He staggered back, his hand still h

mark beneath my skin pulsing weakl

re, drenched, chest heaving, eyes w

aybe you're right. But if I am, then wha

bond could drag me back toward him a

my name, but I didn't look back, because if I did,