ia's

ing chaos that had been tearing my

uldn't sense anything from him e

nce I'd experienced since thi

way, too relieved by the sudden quiet t

ared

es narrowed slightly, studying me with an intensity that shou

tween us, loaded with so

heard the guide's thought from nea

wasn

g in my head, a man who gave me silence felt

astian Simons-the violence, the dead wives, the cruelty

he'd been waiting his entire lif

ce a low rumble that sent an in

sa

ntensified, tracking every movement I made

hought drifted from behind me. *He barely looked at the others for

ed the s

, his fingers steepled beneath

observation, tinged with somethi

be?" I ask

smallest hint of a smile.

ad something to lose,"

lted his head slightly, those gree

us felt different no

d six wives. The notorious Alpha whose temper was legendar

alm. As long as I sat here, in his presence, my min

aid finally. "The same one I've asked every

rig

mes have I b

asn't exactly a secret. The whole s

more dangerous, "that a man who can't maintain a successful

uestion that had made

him incompetent. Answer no, and you're dismissing the s

e navigating traps set by p

relationships have nothing to do with professional capability. Some of the most

le

lting into something darker, more pleased.

g answer,"

between us. I could smell him now-mint and ceda

name on his lips sending another involuntary

tered to a ha

usement. "Give me one good reason why I shoul