The Shadowfang convoy thundered up to the gate, raw power and intimidation rolling off it in waves.
Alpha Ethan's sleek sedans suddenly looked like nothing,overdressed toys next to those armored beasts.
A door swung open. A military boot hit the pavement.
Kane stepped down.
He stood a full head taller than Ethan, broader through the shoulders, a faint scar crossing his cheek that gave his face a feral, untamed edge.
"Alpha Ethan's holding his Mating Ceremony today, too?"
Kane crossed to my side and turned, looking back at Ethan the way someone might glance at an insect on the ground.
"Sorry. This one's mine."
Ethan watched, frozen, as I slid my arms up around Kane's neck.
And then Kane lifted me,effortlessly, like I weighed nothing,into his arms.
Ethan's voice cracked.
"What are
