ALPHA XAVIER POV

Binding her and leaving her powerless gave me a new feeling, an unsettling mix of control and desire. I felt an urge to take her there and then, but I restrained myself. What troubled me more was that my wolf wasn’t as surprised as I expected. In fact, I missed her and had been looking forward to seeing her again, especially since leaving Rosevale.

These were serious issues. What if she was a spy? I tried to recall the moment I first demanded her. Did her father genuinely refuse, or was it all an act? Has she been feeding her father information about Wolfshade? I had many...