~Voridian~
I couldn’t sleep that night as I couldn’t stop thinking about Elowen. I hadn’t wanted to lock her in the dungeon. It was never my intention, but I had to do it because I wanted to protect her.
I wouldn’t have cared about her in the past, but now my mind was filled with thoughts of her. I tried to lie to myself that it was the mate bond because how could I like a human? She was supposed to be my enemy, but the time I had spent with her had proven to be more than just the bond. I wanted her not only because my lycan wanted her or because of the bond, but because she was an attractive woman.
When Karius returned from the dungeon and told me Elowen was safely locked away, I knew I had to check for myself. Nightfire, my wolf, kept growling in my head, low and restless. When I got
