a P

The very air in the manor had become thick and heavy, cha

ing intent. It was Cyr

searing pain that resonated with the

, now! The Alpha needs you!" It was

the hallway. The temperature had dropped dramatically.

or. The closer we got to the master suite, the ha

his face pale. "Go in," he urged. "Wha

t by a wave of heat and a scent of

ess. Every muscle in his body was coiled tight,

een clenched teeth. His normally gol

a wounded beast, ready to la

Command slammed into me, an invisible power that bypass

off my feet and into his lap, forcing me down so my back was pressed flush against

ed cry e

n my ear, his breath hot a

s of his pain seeping into me. He was using me. Using my body as a bal

ed. The burning on my neck began to subside. A current of warmt

led on my lower back, his palm flat against my sp

tinctively. Wha

spine. He was using his power to search me, to probe for the secrets he wa

n protest, but my body, traitor that it was, began to soften in his hold. Under the heat

hame and some other, unnamable emotion. I hated myself for it, h

s, waiting for

didn'

g gently, no longer probing but simply... there. The tremors in his body

up through my lashes. H

d into something dark and unreadable. Pain mixed with

along the way, the feel of my body in his arms, my scent, my trembling-it

talemate. Him holding me, me pliant in his arms,

he finally released his grip. His

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