le Phe

gold signet ring of the Knox Corporation cat

her," I whispered, gathering the last sh

atures. "Danielle, I'm trying to help you! Why do yo

"Your concern let them drain eight hundred cc of my blo

ping closer. "She needed that blood to live! Is it really

f his words pressed the f

essed down on the back of my neck, and the white walls of the hall

the hard impact of

ht me around the waist, lifting me ef

Maxwe

nstruction on an Alpha warrior when I stepped into the exe

e sharp, arrogant musk of a young Alpha trying to mark his territory. As an ancient Lycan, my senses were

. A frail, battered female in torn clothes was

nd could analyze the s

twenty-foot gap in a fraction of a second, sliding my arm b

my arms, an intoxicating scent slam

bs. Ancient pine wood f

t had vanished from this world over a decade ago-t

that scent, a violent biological s

mperatures, and a crackling wave of kinetic energy-like raw static electricity-s

i

d slept in cold indifference for centuries-reared back its massive head an

that had plagued my soul since youth vanished. A profound, ter

ted

female directly into my arms, battered

her lips cracked and pale, her pulse fluttering

pha lunged forward, reaching out to grab her

ooking at him over the rim

my true Dominion-the ancient, crus

es. The fluorescent lights overhead buzzed and flic

crushing weight of my aura slammed into his chest, forcing his knees to buckle u

" I said, my voice ba

d my mate into my arms, cradling her feather-light body ag