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Meira.
The lonely girl who lived on the fringe of the world.
Who’s now desperate to find a way to survive in Shadowlands while everything else tries to kill me at every turn.
I squeeze Dušan’s hand so he knows I’m set on following him. This is my last chance, so I take it.
He offers me a smile that warms my heart and sinks down into my soul.
“First thing I’m doing is eating half a goddamn boar,” Lucien states.
Bardhyl chuckles. “Only half? You’ve grown soft.”
There’s comfort in their banter, like somehow I belong here, though at the back of my mind, I have mixed emotions. I barely know these Alphas, even after everything we’ve been through. This is new, and giving in has never been something I do.
But going with them… It doesn’t feel likegiving inright now. It feels like hope.
Dušan
Fuck.
The word just keeps sliding over my thoughts. It never occurred to me once that Meira might gain yet another fated mate. I’d seen no signs of it back at the compound.
Fated mates are for life.
This bond is not just between Meira and me, but with Lucien and Bardhyl as well.
I don’t cross swords, and I’m sure they don’t, either, but that’s not even what bothers me. It’s not having Meira all to myself all the time that I need her.
What the hell am I meant to do? These men are my closest friends, and I won’t lose them or have Meira hate me for denying her the ability to be with them.
Yeah, the situation is bullshit, and fuck yeah, I’m jealous. But like most things in my life that don’t go to plan, which is a fucking lot, I improvise.
We’ve been walking for a few hours now, and I can’t stop staring at Meira, even if I try. She’s constantly on my mind. And it bothers me a hell of a lot that I don’t know how we’re going to work out our situation. Allocated visits? Fuck that. The decision will come to me once we get home, so I shove those thoughts aside for now.
Priority is getting home in one piece and finding a way to save her. And until then, I sure as fuck don’t want her thinking I’m an asshole. I swallow my jealousy and distract myself by surveying the woods we pass through, listening to sounds, anything that will give us an edge to get the hell out of here fast.
I crave her, and the savage urge to drag her into my arms and claim her right now up against a tree grows by the second. To urge to strip her and fuck her so she remembers her Alpha grows through me.
Timing sucks.
Location sucks.
Fuck, I just need a damn break, a minute for things to stop sucking.
Lucien walks ahead of us, Bardhyl at our backs, and we travel silently.
Her eyes flicker in my direction, then look away quickly when I catch her staring. What is she thinking? That I’m a monster?
We live in a world full of dark creatures, and in order to survive, you must become one. She’ll either accept that or she’ll struggle to find happiness.
For fuck’s sake. I have to get my head straight and stop whining.
We’re downwind, and the next rush of air brings with it a new smell… wet dog fur, muskiness, perspiration.
Wolves.
My hands fist into balls, and fury rises along with my wolf within me. The presence of any uninvited wolves on our land is a hostile sign and a declaration of war against us.
