Denying My Crescent Alpha: A Second Chance Rejected Mates Paranormal Romance (Moon Valley Shifters Book 1) by Roxie Ray & Viola King

Author:Roxie Ray & Viola King [Ray, Roxie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-05T18:30:00+00:00

13

CIARA

The intense pressure in my chest made it difficult for me to breathe. There was anxiety and pain swelling within me that I couldn’t explain. My head swam, my heart ached, and I wasn’t entirely certain if this pain coursing through me was entirely my own. The bond I had with Preston made it damn near impossible sometimes to sort through.

I wanted to claim it. I wanted to say that I was feeling this uncertainty due to the fate bond we shared and that what I was feeling could be chalked up to the connection. It would’ve made life so much easier to cope with. But there was a hint of despair and dread that mingled with these raw emotions.

God, Preston. Why did you have to go and ruin the moment?

Water flowed over me and I wished more than anything that I could drown my sorrows. Or at the very least, wash away the pain. But there was only so much a warm shower could do for one’s soul and well-being. I was grateful to have built the fortress away from prying eyes and the pack. And even though it was built to be something other than my personal getaway from it all, it worked for me now.

I could only imagine breaking down in my parents’ house right now. Even so far from them, I could hear their voices rattling around in my head telling me I should go back. But how could I face Preston now? My fingers graze over the crux of my neck and shoulder and exhaled when I found my skin smooth and unblemished.

I won’t be marked. There is no way I’ll ever give up what I have in Las Vegas. If it weren’t for my job, my company, Argentum, where would I have gone to?

My parents’ place? Ha. There’s a joke. Granted, I doubt they’ll be home, but the last thing I need is to play twenty questions.

I closed my eyes and let the warm water wash over my face. If I could melt and slip down the drain, I would. But I couldn’t. All I could do was try and figure out how I was going to face Preston.

Would a bite from him be so bad? We’d talked about it so many times before. Still, I want it to be because we want each other. Not because of some stupid mojo he thinks we share.

God, why is this so complicated? I shouldn’t feel this way. I shouldn’t want him as badly as I do. I should be able to walk away and leave this place. So, why can’t I? It can’t be just Preston holding me here.

I knew it wasn’t just Preston. My wolf was free here. After suppressing it for so long in Vegas in order to keep the Vegas pack at bay, I had forgot about the freedom of taking off into the woods to run. The wholeness I felt in Moon Valley cannot be compared to the life I had in Vegas, no matter how much I wished for it to be so.

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