g, jaws snapping mere inches from t

n't so muc

nded with a soul

thdrew his raised fist and slowly lowered his

backed away, allowing the shr

esence seemed to smother the ve

ep forwa

d pressed back against the door.

iseled jaw, eyes flashing

he Manhattan Pack. And you..." He whi

e act, her breath hitched and her

couldn't qu

n. I scent it." His growl reverberated through

why she was so attracted

The what? I don't know w

evealing a hint of razor sharp

the beast in human form to in

freezing to ice as he met t

t, Marcus?" Each consonant dripp

his Alpha's stare as Sophia watche

t reverence," Jonathan gritted out b

us remained unmoved, his hulking

e barest dip of his

le was ground

itation, Jonathan

door, heart pounding wildly as

helming - innately pow

r she was in the prese

stated in a tone that brokered n

WA

pped their heads around as a figu

rds, before landing in an impossibly controlled c

ay to reveal a dark-haired man with penetrating graphite iris

dizzying waves, putting Jonathan's pa

realization that whoever this str

fixed on her, his lips peeled in a lethally sens

ng to shield her - but Jonathan waved him o

a a withering glance. "Hello Jonathan

an encroaching predator on his territory. "The rogue

ith exaggerated nonchalance, pacing with a liquid prowl tha

laced with clashing egos

ween the two men until i

feeling impossibly miniscule amid these t

ng with outrage that demanded violence as

y manicured brow that seemed to further shift the power dynamic

d tried staggering away, perhaps sensing the escala

tory glares its way, fr

?" Jonathan demande

e. Preening around like a territorial hous

her in place with lurid promise and something e

rd against the l

re," he purred. "A fact the Moon Ma

g toe-to-toe with Damien, towering over him

granite as they stared each o

orpse," Jonathan utter

stretched out with the risin

lease maste

eyes snapped back to the rancid beast

unching as he prepared to

pausing the violence wit

ing the writhing creature f

uickly,

head, spewing a mix of cohere

e Lunar Might and-akh--" It hacked, spraying visco

rom both alphas at the mention

ill," the rogue whined th

trembling beast. His honeyed voice descended into something danger

ossible, his hand whipped out and clamp

g frantically as a dark fir

enport and Westin Packs now stand together under the law of the Moon Maiden." He

rolled up into its sk

d huff...yet made no move to interfere as Damien

sed into a lifeless heap did he re

aded look. But Damien waved him off, a

up this

nced his way, then back to Sophia where h

en and heard - all the raw, feral violence expl

ything she'd ev

ring Jonathan's expression...her

eamble, already turning for the

od paralyzed as Damien watched her thr

er her psyche like a

e you know your rightful