KIERA An acute sense of shame shrouded me as I slowly returned to my senses. I must have fallen asleep because the last memory I could recollect was of Cillian on top of me while my body begged for abandoned pleasure. My tired fingers clenched the sheets tighter as tears burned at the back of my eyes. My lips quivered in guilt and disgrace as the reality pressed around me like an iron blanket. I had slept with Cillian. The Alpha of Feral Bane Pack. My pack’s enemy. My father’s biggest rival. Also, my fated mate. And I had risked it all for a moment’s weakness and intense heat. I closed my eyes, letting the warm pool of tears dampened the pillow as I thought of my family. My father. While everyone would make a villain out of Cillian, I knew the truth. My blood pounded in my

