Chapter 162 AURORA Thanks to Morwen , it was easy to pinpoint the ces Dancs shadows were attacking .


    Trajan , Evander , and the others hid in the forest in their wolf forms while I walked directly out to the barrier .


    Dane stood on the other side of it .


    He didnt have any of his werewolves with him , but the shadow wolves hemanded were at his side , spread out and attacking .


    Before I even stepped into his view , it was like I could feel his eyes on me .


    Aurora , he said as I came to a stop just on the inside of the barrier , inches from the snapping jaws of the wolves .


    I shivered .


    I didnt remember much about my few days under the Namelesss control , but I remembered those wolves .


    I remembered using them to push Holden from a cliff and kill him .


    That winter it had snowed hard , and as far as I knew , his body still hadnt been found .


    It would take a warm year to thaw the mountains that high up .


    Chapter 162 2/5 Dane .


    I pulled a polite smile onto my face , even though my body was reacting to the sight of him like it always did .


    Elevated heartbeat , heat through my body , unsteady breath .


    Every time I saw him , he was just so beautiful .


    So undeniably sexy .


    I thought Id appreciated that before , but being deprived of him for two years magnified everything .


    I eyed the wolves , and the barrier between us .


    The magical trap the witches had built into my pendant wouldnt work with the barrier between us it had been created to keep magic from passing through .


    That meant I would have to step outside the barrier if I wanted to try and trap Dane .


    Once we had him , we had a special cell set up in the dungeon below the packhouse .


    It had been madefortable and was magic proofed in every way we could think of to try and weaken the influence of the Nameless .


    I had no idea if it would work , but I desperately wanted to try .


    Why are you here attacking my barrier ? And so alone ? I asked in a low voice .


    The corner of Danes mouth ticked up in a ghost of a smile , and he gestured at his shadow wolves .


    Im no more alone than you are .


    My backup is blood and bone , I said .


    Yours is nothing more Chapter 162 than a trick of the light .


    3/5 Danes smile grew .


    Is it ? Then why dont you step outside with 1 toyed with the pearl pendant , then stepped closer to the barrier .


    Dane was already standing right in front of it , and my movement brought me close enough that there were inches between us .


    Maybe it was an illusion , but I swore I could feel his warmth .


    The barrier didnt stop the flow of air .


    It didnt keep out heat or scent .


    Danes nostrils subtly red as I closed the distance between us .


    ing as close to the barrier as I dared .


    While the areas over the roads were made to pass through easily , the barrier here in the forest was different .


    A person could enter or exit , but unless they were unconscious , it was much harder to pull them through against their will .


    He might try to grab me , but the magic wouldnt make it easy .


    I just want to speak with you , I said , my voice low .


    Earlier tonight … My gaze dropped to his lips .


    It might have seemed like I was seducing him on purpose , but I was the one who had been seduced years ago .


    I meant every word , every look .


    I ached for Dane .


    Chapter 162 I wanted him back .


    From the way his eyes darkened , something in him 4/5 remembered , and something in him wanted me , too , despite the influence of the Nameless .


    Dane dismissed his wolves .


    Be careful , Luna , Trajan growled in my mind .


    I could feel his seething need to snatch me away from the barrier and carry me back to the pack house , but though he mightin , Trajan had always respected my ability to make my own choices .


    Thats why he was my beta .


    Be on guard , I replied .


    He wants me , Trajan , but hes still so deep in the shadows .


    Then I took a breath and stepped through the barrier .


    The instant I did , my hand leaped to the pearl at my throat , and I unleashed my trap .


    Energy sted from the ne .


    It circled Dane , hardening the air around him as if he were stuck in gtin .


    But he moved too fast .


    Before he could freezepletely , he snatched me against his body and pressed one long w against my throat .


    By the time he was fully caught in the spell , I was , too .


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