The ice beneath us groaned like a dying beast, spiderweb cracks racing outward from the widow's detonated runes. I clutched Leo tight against my chest, his small body still trembling from the partial shift, golden fur flickering along his arms. The widow's dark energy pulsed in the air, trying to drag Ryker's curse mark off my skin and transfer to her swollen belly.
Every Alpha surrounding me waited for my answer.
Ryker's golden eyes burned into mine, raw obsession and fury etched on his face. Blood streaked his leather cut from the fight, his massive chest heaving. "Rhea," he growled, voice low and commanding, "don't you dare submit. You're mine. Fight with me."
Kai still had his arm banded around my waist, his body pressed against my back, heat radiating through the thin red dress.
