Maxith! It was him, her Maxith.
His growl. Irabel heard it. Possessive in every way, there was no mistaking it.
"Oh God!" She leaned back on the closed door to her room, hands shaking. How cruel could the moon goddess be? Mating her with her murderer? Was it all a game or a punishment for a sin that she could not atone for?
Her body shook with anger at the goddess and herself. How could she have even considered running after him?
Irabel's heart had surprisingly ached when he had walked out of the pack house while she cleared up the mess she had made. And for a split second she had felt like going after him, but thank the stars for the memories that surfaced and the ensuing rage that kept her from indulging in such madness.
"You have to get back in there." Her mother, who had follow
