Claimed by the Alpha

Author:DeWylde, Saranna [DeWylde, Saranna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

His mate was terrified of him, Luka thought.

It was obvious from the way she’d fled his company and from her history. From her experiences, she had every reason to be. Luka knew she wanted him, that wasn’t in question. There was no way to ease her into accepting what he was or that they were mated.

Luka scrubbed his hand over his face and leaned back against the wall. The smell of her still permeated the room...wrapped around him. He inhaled deeply, drawing the remnants of their time together inside and committing them to memory. He could lose himself in her, the feel of her skin, and the taste of her on his lips.

It seemed that if he’d open his mind to her, she’d look. She had so many questions and allowing her inside released him of any promise he’d made to the Aeternali. Not that they kept theirs, but he was a creature of his word. Luka waited for her to look, to see—not just the beast, but that they belonged together.

His devotion to her.

Wolves mated for life. The instant snap of puzzle pieces clicking into place was the same emotion humans called love.

He sensed the rogue pack had already moved on to the next village on the road to Ostrava. There was no more food for them in Aynkava.

A knock echoed through the heavy door and Magda entered carrying a tray. He must have been lost in thoughts of his Gypsy longer than he’d realized.

Magda shoved the tray filled with kolaches—traditional Czech pastries—and sausage toward him. “What have you done, my Luka? She is Guild. She is Gypsy.” She sat down on the bed. “It is dangerous for you both.”

He remembered the words spoken in the heat of passion. Say you’re mine! And Goddess help them, because he’d said it and bound them together. She belonged to him and he belonged to her. All that was left to finish the claiming was his bite—and if she survived, they’d run beneath the dark sky together for all of eternity.

Magda seemed to know his thoughts. “She may not survive you.”

Luka didn’t doubt Magda’s words, she was a wise woman who’d seen more revolutions around the sun than he had. Only, he knew those words on his tongue to be a lie. He had to see Marijka, touch her—taste her.

“What can I do?” There had to be something that could be done. All of his strength, all of his power—there had to be a way to keep her safe.

“Nothing. A man who fights his fate only brings it about more quickly.”

“Maybe Zoranna would know how to keep her safe.”

“You would brave her wrath?” Magda arched a brow and cocked her head.

“There is nothing on either side of the Abyss I wouldn’t face to keep Marijka safe.”

“Then I will tell you, Zoranna doesn’t know.” Magda’s rounded form trimmed and narrowed, her face becoming tight and haggard. The steady, plump grandmotherly hand that guided him in his youth was thin and gnarled.

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