ole body as a pair of strong arms lifted me. I was a wolf. An Alpha's daughter, but still I d

t in the backseat of a car. I could sm

onic smile on the stranger's face. It was gone the next minute, but I wondered if I was seeing things. Maybe the pain

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if it was from the whipping, then I gasped. Slowly, it hit me. A car had run me over. The last thing I rem

te tones and burgundy coverings made it up. I glanced around, taking in the

oft before, or this large. The bed itself was huge, and it seemed to spread out to l

, I laid back down in fear as the doors of the bedroom pushed open. A man came in

dator's as he walked the length of the bed. Reaching its e

The light from the little lamp on the small bedside table caught the man's face and

ch me. His hand felt cool against my skin as he ski

Better?" He asked, im

b of pain around my body, but nothing serious. If I said I was

ng up?" He asked again, hold

." I c

rank. Feeling even better after downing the glass. I decided

re a

hood of my car and your fall caused the bleeding from your head. I had to bring you he

tor say?" I asked.

your body. It seems you've been through some things worse than the

makeshift hospital gown. It was just a man's chequered

on instinct, shielding my

bably not the trifecta of emotions I should have felt, but th

Are you up for eating in the dining ro

ho he was. I nodded and tried getting up on my own. Immediately, I felt dizzy. My hand flew to my bandaged head as I win

so close to me, so close. I was on the verge of dying, yet his hard

res of most rooms making up the ground floor were all open. One room blended into the ot

ng me sit. I watched as he turned around and went to dish out dinner. As he returne

ight with interest, to his chiselled jaw and that sensuous, always smirking mouth. His black hair was cropped close to his head, but

nd have such good food. I felt like I was in heaven. He finished before me, wiping his mouth with a napkin and turning to look at me. I met his eyes once, but I averted

ace at the thought, feel

nterest in my sorry self? The girl who was aban

name?" He as

ped.

lled my name off his lips as if tasting it in

girl," he said, slipping on a v

I might actually choke on my food. My hear

is shirt strained over his thick biceps. I swallowed hard, but I didn't have to wonder why I w

..I m

ou enj

eyebrows i

e f

Oh, yes, I did. It was

ntact as I ate on a dining table. He

d ran a hand down my left arm. I was shocked by how much I liked his skin touching mine. I was ev

g my mind. "Pleased to meet y

. He pulled my face back with the finger underneath my

n't help noticing that when I changed

at made sense. I couldn't see anyone else here with us. I

ou around if you'r

at I was in a glasshouse. The rooms were all large open spaces that translated into designs wi

it sat. I couldn't quite see everything because it was already dark outside. The ground floor had a bar, home cinema and a summer

de me feel awed. People actuall

t the dense bushes. I could feel the heat from his body and I knew if I leaned ba

e softly, causing a sh

against his chin. I'd realised he was a lot taller than I'd first thought. I was p

sh. Anything. I'd feel better i

completely wide-eyed a

dded

wanting to cry in front of Nathan. Yet I couldn'

say. "That's where I got these marks from.

bserved me with close attention and something so close to care. I ha

s lips to my ears, "Anything you wish for, Faye. I'll d

atic even though I worried it

e down a hallway to a part of the ground floor I hadn't yet seen. We stopped

erstanding that his study was off limits. Speaking of his study, it was huge. Books were lined neatly on the wall-to

of it. It was a portrait of a black rose. The same