Chapter 4

The pack gasped in horror. Every eye locked onto the mighty Alpha of the Blackwood Pack. He writhed on the cold stone floor of the temple.

A mate rejection should break the weaker wolf. Everyone waited for me to collapse.

A sharp, tearing agony ripped through my chest. I coughed. A splash of dark blood stained the white marble. My knees shook violently. I forced my feet to stay planted. I would never kneel to him again.

Instead, it was Gideon who screamed.

My soul no longer acted as his shield. The Blood Moon curse slammed back into his body…