How could you not want use, Dominic‘ Her voice rose, edged with hysteria, bouncing off the library walls, “I’ve killed for you! Do you understand? To protect what we have! What we should have!” She knocked a crystal paperweight to the floor, where it shattered into countless glittering fragments.
I felt my muscles tense, my expression hardening. “What are you talking about? A cold dread settled in my stomach as possibilities nooded my mind.
Elizabeth’s face was flushed with emotion as she stepped closer, the scent of her perfume overwhelming as she invaded my personal space. “Aria. Remember her? Your ex–girlfriend who died in the forest near Silver Moon Estates. Her eyes glittered with a disturbing pride. “She was never your true mate. Every argument you had was diminishing your wolf. You became stronger after she was gone, didn’t you?”
The mention of Aria sent a cold shock through me. Her death had been ruled an accident–a hiking mishap in the forest two years ago. Id grieved her loss, though our relationship had been coming to an end. The thought that Elizabeth had been involved…
“What did y
you do to her?” My voice came out as a growl, memories of Aria’s smile flashing through my mind.
“I followed her that day,” Elizabeth said, a twisted smile forming on her lips. “She was hiking alone–so careless. All it took was one push near the ravine edge. She never saw me coming. She spoke with the casual tone of someone discussing the weather, not murder. “I did it
Dominic
for us.
I stood up, my eyes flashing with dangerous blue light, my voice deepening with Alpha authority, “You’ve completely lost your mind, and you’re wrong about one thing–Rebecca and my mate bond is real. Nothing can sever IL”
Elizabeth followed me as I strode toward the door, her heels clicking frantically on the hardwood. “You can’t leave! Not until you understand!” She grabbed a leather–bound book from the shelf and hurled it at the wall beside my head. “The pack elders won’t allow a human to become Luna! Your father will understand eventually.”
I sensed the dangerous shift in her scent–the precursor to violence that every predator recognizes, like ozone before a lightning strike. “Miss Collins, you should leave now. My hand reached for the doorknob, muscles tense with anticipation
Her emotional stability collapsed completely. A guttural snarl erupted from her throat as her transformation began. Her eyes shifted to gold, pupils narrowing to vertical slits, and her manicured nails lengthened into sharp, yellowed claws. The silk of her blouse strained as her shoulders broadened, the fabric tearing at the seams. “If I can’t have you, that human carrying your child can’t either!”
Instinct took over as I partially shifted, my arm muscles expanding, tearing the sleeves of my suit jacket. My eyes changed to deep blue wolf eyes, vision sharpening as my canines extended. “Stop this, Elizabeth! As the future Alpha, I command you!” My voice resonated with power, a command that should have immobilized any lower–ranking wolf,
She disregarded the Alpha command completely–a sign of how far gone she was–and lunged at me with supernatural speed. Her claws slashed through the air where my face had been a moment before. The bookshelf behind me splintered as I dodged, leather–bound volumes cascading to the floor.
I controlled my strength as I pushed her away, not wanting to cause serious harm. “I don’t want to hurt you, but you’re violating the most basic pack laws.” My voice was distorted by my partial transformation, deeper and rougher than normal.
“You’ve already hurt me!” she screamed, spittle flying from her lips. “Every day since you chose her!” She charged again, knocking over å reading lamp that shattered on impact.
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Mated by Contract to the Alpha
Chapter 208
Dominic’s POV
