nged sentences, and with every keystr

in. Her scent wrapped around him like a drug;

had

of him, Alexander k

ould have fought it, hi

e was

e liked i

le: Lucas's War

A Bond That

an Alpha-in-waiting, trained to control his instincts, suppress his emotions, and alway

posed to happ

eneath his skin. Each second away from her was a battle; each breath without her scent was torture. But he knew-how could he not?-that s

made her

ks avoiding her, trying to put some distance between them. However, it was a failure. Farther he pushed her away; the more his wolf rebe

ll driving

s. Alexander snapped his eye up, and narrowed his g

ca

nder steadied himself, then

d an air of disapproval hanging in them. He was Alexander's longest-standing frien

Lucas, stepping inside

d the door behind him. "I kno

tense. "Then you know y

The Dangero

he past few weeks, and he didn't like what he s

he way his wolf was responding. While a bonded mate c

," Lucas spoke firmly. "You can

ured. "I'm n

id you almost lose control when a rogue came too close to

is jaw but did not d

m right. She is dangerous for you, not because of

is teeth, his wolf

s me human,"

softened into a grimace, but his mind

e: The Cost

unning his fingers through his d

r life to lead this pack. You have given up everything-right from your freedom to your choices

lenched. "You make

ice dropped to an almost whispered tone. "What? You think I don

s sparkling a blend of gold from within. The wolf in him w

s never scared. "Better you tear you

harder than a

is was one of those lessons his father had burned into him from childhood. An Alpha who allow

"You think

akes you hesitate." He looked straight into Alexander's eyes with conviction. "If it ca

d there, voic

ilence spo

4: A G

aze never wavered. "You think you are protecting her with yo

n from the start. His enemies would use her as a pawn. If they disc

ty that he might not be able to protect he

. "Let her g

cut deeper t

y, feeling an ache in his thr

ngers on Alexander's

assed in silence,

odded, though it fel

The Choic

do, what he knew was right. He rejoined the outside world. He tried to ignore her,

like

r her every second, clawing at the walls of his mi

il Emma foun

his apartment, c

avoiding me," s

his fists clench. "

r w

yo

the

ryone b

ouldn't

closer to him. "I don'

ice. "We were nothing." It was a lie, an

im, trying to read something into his face

d and dropped her

d and wal

Alexander

x: The Hol

ing for him th

is go

d once, his exp

carefully. "You've d

r did no

hing-then why did it feel like