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en. A second later, the massive flat-screen

icker at the bottom of the screen flashed the same breaking news

harcoal eyes remained locked on me. "In the human world, it's business. But in our world, a move this aggressive puts a ta

rd me. "And weakness, Elenor, invite

He was a Lycan King; he probably knew everything abo

und, shoving the screen

rew myself into his chest, my face partially hidden by his broad shoulders, but his sharp, unmistakable jawline was perfectly clear. He swiped to the

mark on his collarbone. "There is this. The ultimate proof of my... loss of control. If the Pack Elders see that I allo

to be invisible, trying not to be a burden to anyone, especially my little brother, Jamison.

onal thought of running away. "I didn't mean to. I swear. How do I fix this? Tell me what

ly satisfied flashed through his eye

our money," he

a drawer, pulled out a thick stack of papers, and walked back. With a sharp flick of

e page blurred my vision: MATE-BINDING &

between his hard body and the freezing edge of the marble counter. The sheer force of his Alpha aura-that intoxi

ly trapped i

d absolute as if he were finalizing a corporate buyout. "We wi

a drunken mistake to a forced Pack marriage was so violently abrupt that the room started