Kieran's body hit the ice but he wasn't done.
Blood leaked from the frost wounds spreading across his torso, but Alpha bloodlines didn't die easy. He pushed himself up on shaking arms, eyes still burning with that terrible mix of rage and possession.
"This isn't over," he gasped. "You were mine. Are mine. The bond—"
"There is no bond." Reign's voice came out flat. "You rejected me. Cast me out. Tried to have me killed. Whatever we had died the night you burned away my bloodmark."
He lunged again, slower this time but driven by something beyond reason. Desperation made him wild. His claws caught her across the ribs, opening wounds that burned despite the cold.
She caught his wrist and twisted, using his momentum to drive him face-first into the ice. He rolled with the impact and came u
