ELARA Reckless desperation seized me. "My body!" I called out, voice trembling. "I'll give myself to you, utterly. Any way you desire." He froze, back still turned, as that potent alpha scent wafted through the air - lust and want, thick enough to taste. I knew that smell's power over me all too well. Slowly, he turned to face me, eyes glittering with dark promise as he drank in my form. "Tell me, hellcat..." That damnable smirk played on his lips. "What makes this one Omega so special you'd debase yourself like a w***e for her?" Shame burned my cheeks, but I met his stare steadily. "Because unlike you...I have a heart. Her plight is my doing." For an instant, something almost like regret flickered in his gaze before the shutters came down. He crooked a finger, silently be

