Stolen and Forgiven by Alexandra Ivy & Carrie Ann Ryan

Author:Alexandra Ivy & Carrie Ann Ryan [Ivy, Alexandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Soren flinched. Not from the pain of her slap. But with the realization that he was behaving like a bastard.

Which was the last thing he wanted.

When he’d seen her standing in the moonlight, his entire being had ignited with pleasure.

It was like he’d been sleepwalking through his life for the past seven years, only to be reawakened by the sight of the female with the glorious mane of reddish-gold curls and stunning emerald eyes.

Everything was more acute. The crisp breeze. The tang of the autumn air. The silver of the moonlight as it glided over Cora’s half-naked body.

A longing so urgent it’d nearly sent him to his knees blasted through him, even as he watched Cora’s expression harden with dislike.

Shit. He desperately wanted to erase that look of loathing. To see her features soften with delight at the mere sight of him.

Which was why he was bungling this first meeting on an epic scale.

Forcing himself to take a step back, he drew in a deep, steadying breath.

“My mother would argue with the term bastard, but I’ll agree, I deserved the slap,” he said in rueful tones.

“Good.” She pointed toward the trees. “Now, go away.”

He leashed his wolf that snarled with impatience. His animal wasn’t politically correct.

It wanted this woman beneath him as he pounded them both to paradise.

“Would you believe me if I told you that I never meant to hurt you?”

“No.”

He grimaced. He hadn’t expected her to welcome him with open arms, but this…

“It’s true, princess,” he insisted, his fingers itching to reach out and touch her.

He fiercely needed to know that she was real and not just another fantasy that tormented his nights.

She gave a feline toss of her head. “You seduced me and then walked away to mate with a wolf.”

He flinched but held her gaze. “I was young. I never expected our flirtation to become so serious.”

She rolled her eyes. Not really subtle, but he wasn’t surprised by her lack of mercy. He’d been recklessly addicted to her, allowing his selfish desire to play with fire to wound her deeply.

It didn’t help that she hadn’t been the only one burned by his dangerous games.

“I have one question,” she said.

“What?”

“Were you already promised to the female wolf when you were with me?”

He jerked in pain at the realization of just how low he’d sunk in her estimation.

“No.” Blunt. Unmistakably honest.

Of course, Cora wasn’t satisfied.

“But you knew that you would choose a mate from your Pack?” she pressed.

Another flinch. More pain.

“I had no choice,” he growled. “Holden hadn’t mated, and there was a growing insecurity that threatened to undermine my people when they needed to be united against the humans. The Pack needed the stability of a mated Beta, who could assume leadership when Holden’s wolf was lost to his dark moods and in need of the time and space to run off his aggression.”

Her lips flattened. “Right.”

“It’s the truth, Cora.”

“If you were so dedicated to duty, then why the hell were you flirting with me?”

His shoved his fingers through his hair that was tangled from his recent run through the woods.

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