-ALEXANDER-
The world slowly sharpened into focus. For days, I had been lost in a fiery haze, a torment of body and mind. The mate bond, denied and enraged, had consumed me, threatening to tear me apart from the inside. I was the Alpha King, supposedly untouchable, invincible, an Alpha whose strength was legendary.
I had faced countless battles, countless enemies, and emerged victorious. I thought I was immortal. Immune to weakness, especially one so profound. I am 2000 years old.
But then, a gentle pressure. A cool hand on my burning skin. A soft voice, frantic and terrified, calling my name. Lilian. Even in my delirium, her scent was a lifeline, a desperate pull through the raging fire. I clung to it, to her presence, willing myself back from the brink.
My eyes fluttered open, heav
