She hesitated, then lifted the lid. Inside lay a collar—delicate, silver-chained, with a single black opal at its center. It was beautiful. It was also a shackle.
Caspian rose. He moved without sound, appearing before her in a whisper of cold air. He tilted her chin up with one finger. His skin was cool, but not icy. Alive, but not living.
He looked like a sin carved from marble. alpha nocturnes contracted mate ebook
Or feeding.
Lyra’s wolf snarled inside her chest, but she forced it down. She had sold her pride three days ago when the last of her father’s pack debts came due. The Silver Crescent Pack was dying. Their lands were poisoned, their warriors weak. The only currency left was her. She hesitated, then lifted the lid
Through the bond, she felt his ecstasy. His centuries of loneliness. His shock at how right she tasted.
Caspian smiled. It did not reach his eyes. "Good girl." It was also a shackle
"Do it," she whispered.