ures he was the most handsome man she had ever seen her heart jump wildly in her chest as she noticed his curly thic

the muscular curves of his long legs before plunging into sh

ething I've been meanin

g his way across the room. He moved with the easy elegance that came when strength blended w

wait breathlessl

been w

ade his way through the crowd. Women cast admiring gl

mmanding

she had never met him. Oh no, she wou

erely glimps

r voice so low that Samantha had to

s several inches shorter than she was, small and delicate, a perfect

Alpha officer, glancing down a

" Anna twisted her cloth. "Oh, Samantha, I couldn't stand it i

amantha's heart. They had always been close, sharing t

rom her sister. She

ut to keep her secret. Anna would never approve

ckly. I still can't believe you were m

love your Alpha B

n at the embroidered ivory purse edgin

reer as a liar, she was discovering it w

made a pact, remember. Neither of us would

ve as Mama a

w hard you fought to have Mama and Pap

to meet yours first. I

d married someone s

orturing yourself. I'm quite c

e?" Anna's eyes

her hopes.

r f

in hers. All the lies made sense whe

to see Anna hap

rself. "One look at Alpha Dave Blake a

aught her lower lip between her teeth. "Ever since th

he Alpha that claim

om a disastrous marriage. "It was an excellent lesson.

y. How can you be certain he is not the same type o

ll moon festival ." Samantha squeezed Anna's hands before leasing

strain leaving

remble when h

e electric ran through my body " Samantha glanced pas

the two refreshmen

f her fantasy. This is how she imagined Alpha Dave Blake

invented him. Alpha Blake was no mo

f us there is one person destiny

that trembled in her lungs as she st

d, a solid strength that she

I can find that one special d

ss than to marry for your mate's affection, Anna. And we

antha glanced down at her sister s

I can be as strong

her want to see each of us set

ion of love." Sammy would never abandon her dream of finding her only mate. Not if she had to wait unt

auction Samantha had given this fantasy a name she had b

ondon for a few days before heading back to the Penin

tale she and her gr

are looking for wealth and power, and Anna could meet her mate. Of course, she didn't plan to stay married to her fictitious mate forever. She fully intended t

e could tell even from a distance that this was the type of man she had always dreamed of me

e, Sammy." Impetuous. And a hopef

peculiar notion that her special m

her mother's hand. Yes, he

imagine. How ut

other and father

ere a long-lost so

ng his hand. Mothe

ficer with somethin

brow