a Pier

echoed in the tense air. "Is that lady

fleeting, freezing glance in my direction, his

heard every single syllable. "She's just a wolfless maid

iant prodigy who had vanished from his A-University lab years ago-the genius he desperately needed to break the bottleneck in his Pack defense syste

fless

his words suffocated me. I had buried my genius, erased my academic footprint, and hidden my identity as the sole deve

energy-restoring Pack herb stew I had spent hours brewing. *I need to find a mate who cooks like this,* Bennett had

It was the memory that his freezing gaze just resurre

nd couldn't use the mind-link, I frantically called Chase fifty times. I finally tracked him down to

ned me down, his mouth crashing onto mine in a bruising, desperate kiss. It was the first time I felt the violent, elect

, his eyes hazy, and

t. I wasn't just a despised wolfless; I was a che

tears; it only crystallized t

e back to the present. Chase and Elder Alan had already disapp

a fraction of his Beta aura, expecting me to cower. He genuinely believed I was here

a's patience has a limit. Drop this pathetic hard-to-get act. Stop track

didn't flinch, nor did I lower my head. I slowly lifted my gaze, meeting Kory'