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As Vasile held Alina in his arain in the tiny bed, he did as he had told his pack, he sent up his prayer to his Creator When his mate shifted restlessly beside hi his scent to fill her senses She calainst him His mind wandered to earlier that day when he had finally kissed her Nothing could have prepared him for just how completely extraordinary it would be Her lips were soft as silk, her taste sweeter than the best a point His wolf had been de they complete the bond He did not care that there was not a plush bed or soft candle lights All he wanted, all he would ever need, was his mate, no frills necessary But thankfully the human half was able to reason with the wolf as to why it would not be wise to strip themselves, as well as their mate, bare in a field, especially not for their first experience together

He had decided to give her his bonding gifts before the challenges because he wanted her to knoher, but they were alone She was finally of age, and he could not stop hie at his flirting Little did she knoas being co more beautiful than her―every luscious inch of her He finally began to drift off to sleep, unwilling to think about the fights to coht instead about just how much his lovely mate would blush when he could finally look his fill without any barriers between them

Dawn came much too soon Alina, like everyone else, seeot ready for the trek to the castle She wished that she could somehow leap forward in ti and finally have a united pack again And yet she knew not only froh experience that it hen you were in the valley, with all of life’s difficulties raining down on you, that you experienced change and growth The mountain top onderful, but if the only place she lived was on the h pain, or laugh through heartache, or endure so that she could help soht one day experience what she had? They needed the hard tiood ti better than they were before

"We hts She turned and saw that he had his hand outstretched to her She took it without hesitation and let hi the other pack members in the somber caravan as they headed towards as sure to be a blood bath

"You are quiet this h their bond as he caressed the hand he held with his thumb

"I do not want to see him and yet I want to rip his heart frohei He had been a friend for so long, but then he had gone and betrayed her, violated her, and murdered her parents She was a merciful person, but she had to draw the line soer, my love I will not allow it"

"I do not think he will challenge you at the beginning He ait until you have been fighting for so that he will have a better chance if you are tired"

Vasile looked down at her and smiled "Perhaps, I should make you the leader of ht?" Alina did not want to ask this question out loud She would never question her mate’s abilities in front of pack members; it wouldcan anyone go on like that, Vasile? I have no doubt in your ability to destroy every male out there, but to have to do it one after the other with no tiive your body a chance to heal will be difficult, and even you are not invisible"

"I have fought in battles that lasted days It is not easy, but when there is so much at stake you would be surprised what you becoht her hand up to his mouth and kissed her wrist softly "Have faith in me; I will not fail"

"I do, but I aht to worry about you" A s tone "Why is that funny?" she huffed

"It is not that I think it is funny, Mina I happen to find you incredibly attractive when you growl at roaned "At a ti about?"

"Beloved, you will come to learn that there is not a ti about his feain," she suddenly said out loud This brought a bark of laughter fronored hiht?"

Ion nodded "We will not leave your side"

"The other ," Vasile added "I want all of the fights being watched and I want a set of eyes on Ehei at all ti struck her "Why have I not seen Sisily?" She had thought nothing of it two days ago, but now she was surprised that Sisily had not checked on her even once

"I sent her and her parents to Anghel They are embarrassed and ashamed by their son’s actions, and I did not want thes settle they will come back"

Alina understood why he had done it, and she even understood why he had nothard to avoid any topic that hei She could not decide if it was more for her benefit because he did not want her to think on it, or for his because he would not be able to control hihts

Her brow rose as she looked up at hiet no privacy?"

A wolfish smile spread across his face "I will make sure you have plenty of privacy, Mina, just not froue about it They had a lifetime and then some to deal with their differences It was only a short tiled with snarls and growls They were less than a mile from the castle and Alina suddenly felt very sick Vasile drew their group to a halt and looked at each of thele" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">