Lucian

I didn’t plan to grab her, it just happened. Instinct. One second she was walking past, the next my hand was around her wrist pulling her back.

What I didn’t expect was how fast she moved.

She twisted, and the crack that followed made the bone in my arm scream in protest. For a second, I actually froze, part shock, part respect.

But letting a woman, no, an Alpha throw me off balance? Not happening. Dominance is instinct. It’s what we live and breathe.

So I caught her again, flipped her, and we both stumbled for a heartbeat before she twisted midair, landing back on her feet like she’d...