Chapter 6 AURORA Trajan pulled me into the crowd , temporarily hiding us .
I tore my eyes from Dane .
Do we need to leave ? he growled low in my ear .
My heart was fluttering , but I forced my spine straight .
No.
Let hime to me .
There was a crowd of wolves around him , gorgeous and dangerous and glittering and whispering about what hed done .
He was on his feet , striding my way .
But every wolf here wanted to speak to the powerful Alpha of Blue Ridge , and that slowed him down .
I pressed a hand to my chest .
Would he kill me in front of all these people ? Trajan wouldnt make it easy .
Curse my grandmother for making this the only way I could be Luna .
Oh , my goddess .
Isnt that Ann Reed ? someone whispered .
Id caught their attention , now .
One muttered , Is she crawling back to Dane ? During the g ? Gold digger , came another whisper .
Chapter 6 2/6 Despite the way my heart was beating against my ribs , a smile quirked one corner of my mouth .
Once , that kind of usation wouldve hurt .
Now , the thought that I might need Dane for his money was ridiculous .
I had more money than most of these wolves could dream of .
A young woman in a frilly white dress flounced up to me .
In a grating voice , she said , Is it true , wolfless ? The crowd gasped at her insult , but that just egged her on .
Dane threw your ass out all those years ago and now youreing crawling back to him ? I raised an eyebrow , unaffected by her insult .
Constantly aware that Dane was drawing closer .
Trajan ? He leaned down near my ear and whispered , Amy Miller , Ms.
DeVere .
A lesser member of the Hundred Lakes Pack .
Excuse me ! Ill show you lesser ! Amy Miller shrilled .
Youre a rogue ! Aurora DeVere is no rogue .
Trajan growled .
Should I remove her , Luna heir ? The girl nched .
No.
I said .
Waiting for Danes approach was like standing on a train track waiting for the train to hit me .
Shes not worth it .
How dare you ? the woman snapped , her face going red , Chapter 6 standing out against her white dress , Im- ! 3/6 A warm body pressed against me from behind .
Danes scent surrounded me .
It was so familiar , yet so strange after five years , my knees felt weak .
His deep , authoritative growl sounded in my ear , and he gripped my wrist hard in one big , rough hand .
Ann Reed .
If you came back here for a public execution , youre about to get your desire .
勞勞勞 勞苦 DANE For a moment , I thought she would melt back against me .
For a moment , I wanted her to .
I wanted to wrap one hand around her throat and tangle the other in her hair and burn us both to the ground with a searing , iming kiss .
Since Id had her , no other woman was able to satisfy me .
She should have flinched .
Grabbed my arm and whispered she was sorry and begged for my forgiveness .
That was what she would have done five years ago .
Instead , she turned her head gracefully and gave me a long , cool look .
Alpha Montague .
How nice to see you again .
Chapter 6 Alpha Montague .
After all this time .
After shed run and the Council had miraculously spared us , even though wed gone against their decree to stay together .
After she had run from me .
It was nice to see me again .
My wolf howled .
4/6 Just because Im a bastard who likes to torture himself , I slid closer , until her back was pressed to my front .
A burly , bearded wolf lurked nearby .
Who was he to her ? Mate ? Lover ? Id kill him if he moved .
But at a look from her , he stilled and seemed content to watch .
What are you doing here ? The words rumbled from my chest .
Goddess , the scent of lcs was everywhere .
Today had started normally .
Who knew that this evening , Id have my hands back on Ann Reed ? The one person who had ever escaped me .
The woman who dominated my dreams .
The g is open to all wolves , she said , still in that cool voice .
Isnt it ? Shed always been beautiful , but it used to be a frail kind of beauty , like a gossamer flower that only bloomed at night .
Now her beauty was full and sensual with an edge of danger a rose with thorns .
Chapter 6 5/6 Why did I want to wrap my hand around the stem and bleed ? You know it is , I growled .
As my mate , shed been its hostess for three years .
And is it now customary to greet your guests … like this ? Her voice dropped low and breathy , and for a moment , she let her body lean into mine .
The shock of it was enough to remind me where we were .
I let her go , and she turned to face me with that polite little smile still on her face .
She held out one elegant hand .
Alpha Montague , allow me to reintroduce myself .
My name , as it turns out , is Aurora DeVere .
DeVere ? That was the name of the High Alpine family .
I sneered , not interested in her games .
Did the Reeds send you here ? Is that where youve been all these years ? Crouching in a cave in the woods ? Wolves eavesdropping in the crowd tittered .
I didnt care .
Everyone knew how Id brought the Broken Forest Pack to its knees .
She tilted her head at me and blinked smokey eyes .
I havent spoken to my foster family in longer than Ive spoken to you , Alpha Montague .
Foster family ? Her lips pressed together .
Yes .
As it turns out , I belong to another pack One whe Chapter 6 Unlikely .
But that also sent whispers through the crowd .
6/6 The DeVeres wont take kindly to you pretending to be one of them .
Im not pretending .
I grabbed her wrist in a crushing grip .
Still , she didnt flinch .
Come with me , I growled .
Reed or DeVere , I have things to say to you that are no one elses business .
Aurora , the big man said .
There was warning in his tone .
She gave a small shake of her head .
The Alpha wants to speak to me , Trajan .
Its why we came .
She turned a look on me that was as frigid as an arcticke .
Besides , I have something he needs .
If she really was from High Alpine , she was right .
But in this moment , I didnt care .
I pulled Ann behind me to a door that led into a dark hall .
I shut it behind us , locked it .
Then I shoved her against a wall and leaned close …