Bound to the Alpha: Part One (7 page)

From his perch at the top of the precipice, Cain could see smoke coiling up from the distant lowlands. It was part of his territory, and likely the work of humans, though he had no desire to find out. He had learned a long time ago that with that species, it was best to cut one’
s losses. No piece of land was worth dying for, not when an alpha had a pack and a family to provide for.

After climbing the precipice, Cain had a better idea of where he was, but still did not know how much time had passed. More than one day, t
hat he knew for certain. The last mating thrall he had experienced had lasted over two nights, and he hadn’t even desired his female. His former mate had satisfied his physical needs, but this female, Sarah, she had filled parts of him that Cain had not known were empty.

In return, he had ruined her. It was the most selfish thing he had ever done. He was not some juvenile experiencing his first thrall. He could have resisted. The moment she had
pressed her lips to his, Cain had been given two choices: reject her, or claim her.

The decision had been made in an instant, yet it had not. It had been inevitable. From the moment he had decided to couple with her, or even before that, when he pulled her from the river, a part of him had known that he would never be able to let her go.

In his wolf form, Cain padded away from the precipice, heading back into the quiet forest. Sarah would be awake soon. Nearly as affected by the mating thrall as he, she would be disoriented as well as frightened to wake alone in the dark cave where he had tucked her away. He would have to hunt quickly and return to her.

Tonight, they
would set out for Greystone and with any luck he would be back home with his pack and his family by sunrise. But before that, he would have to explain to Sarah that she was now his mate, and what that meant for her future.

After three incredible nights of mind-blowing sex, Sarah isn’t keen on ending things with Cain, which is what she’ll have to do when they arrive back at his den—or so she thinks.

While Sarah is fretting over falling for a werewolf, Cain is struggling with how to explain to his new mate that she’s stuck with him and his pack—at least until she has his pup.

Coming 6/18/14

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