Fated for the Alphas: The Complete Collection (Nine Book Paranormal Romance Box Set) by Lily Thorn

Author:Lily Thorn [Thorn, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Two

It was so dark she couldn’t tell if she was awake or dreaming. She wished there was something, anything to ward off the total blackness, even the faint light of a far-off star.

Drip. Drip.

Even the dripping didn’t mean she was awake. That sound could just be Magda, endlessly dropping stones into the scrying pool. Drawing in a ragged breath, Lia ran her hands over her belly. She felt empty inside. The place where her magic came from was cold and dead. In the haze left by the everwort, she couldn’t even find the wolf within her. Maybe she had breathed too deeply of the flowers, and her wolf would now slumber forever.

There was a sound in the dark. Lia’s breath hitched. She could feel someone watching her.

A lantern flickered on. Lia winced, covering her eyes. It felt like they were burning. She never wanted to open them, and not just because of the light. Even though she knew who was there, she didn’t want to see.

There was the click and thunk of a key turning in a lock. The creak of the barred door opening, then the screeching wail of it closing again. Horror bubbled up her spine. He was in here with her. She was trapped with him.

“Don’t be frightened,” said the silken voice. “There shouldn’t be any need to harm you.”

Lia opened her eyes. While she knew Shade would be standing there, her stomach still turned with revulsion. The lamplight reflected in his eyes, making them gleam. He looked at her like she was a feast, and he was famished. It made her want to retch.

“What are you going to do to me?” She wished her voice didn’t sound so weak.

He smiled. “Nothing yet. There’s no need to rush. I’m going to savor you.” Shade padded forward until he reached her cot. “No use wasting the day away.” Roughly, he grabbed her shoulders. He sat her up against the wall, like she was a doll he could pose for his amusement.

Lia whimpered, clutching her head. It pounded so much that she barely felt the trickling damp on her back. She pressed herself against the rough cavern wall. Shade raised his lantern, and the light felt like hot pokers in her eyes. She found herself wishing for the darkness.

“This won’t do,” Shade said, his voice laced with concern. “You’re going to need your full strength to be my mate.”

She would never be his mate. Ever. But all she could do at the moment was hold her head and gasp.

Shade took a pouch from his belt, swinging it in front of her. “I was told the everwort would give you quite the headache. Claw makes the most wonderful headache remedy. He won’t tell me the secret, but I do know it has willow and feverfew.”

He opened the pouch, showing her little clusters of crushed herbs. “All you have to do is chew one up and swallow. Quickly, because they’re quite bitter. But your headache will disappear almost instantly. Would

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