ra

ding, moving against mine with a hunger that stole my br

pulling me flush against his hard body. The touch, which should ha

He groaned, his voice a low, gravelly whispe

ame. H

e inside out, jolting me back to reality. The dre

trying to twist my head aw

s as if I weighed nothing and carried me out of the kitc

d us both onto his massive bed. The scent of him,

voice rising to a frantic scream. "I'm Ela

body pinning me to the mattress. He blinked, his eyes struggling t

didn't move away. Instead, he just collapsed against

thick with sleep and sorrow. A moment later, his b

trembling with a mixture of shock, disgust, and a deep, aching sadness. Exhaustion finally w

ght filtering through the window. The second thing I saw

s a mask of

ce dangerously low. "What

Command crashed down on me, pinning me to the sheets with its inv

in, I will have you removed to the Omega barracks permanently. You wil

g me for his mistake. I wanted to scream, to tell him what he'd don

ed, lowering my head in

fled the room, his cold, accu

he was holding two cups of coffee, a bright smile on her face t

wed into slits of pure venom. "Elara?

ion. I couldn't speak. I just pushed past her

uary. She followed me,

h contempt. "The Alpha gets drunk one night, and you seize the

ry a stunt like that again, and I will personally see to it that you are cast out. You'll be

ng. I sank to the floor, the last of my streng

just had to surv