Chapter 68

Zeke waited for the phone to ring, but his attention was on the human pacing her room upstairs.

You almost marked her.‘

He looked at Derek sitting as far away from him as possible in the lounge. Understandable. This was the second time he’d almost snapped his Beta’s

neck.

It was true. He had been ready to mark her, Sink his teeth into her and then drop her towel and sink into her. It was taking all his willpower to stop himself from doing that right now.

‘Sorry. Shadow is territorial.

That had been more than territorial. And it was a lie; he couldn’t put this on Shadow. He had been the one who’d lost his temper because of Derek’s timing. He’d been the one who wanted to see his mark on Ava’s smooth skin. He’d been the one who’d wanted to pin her down underneath

And Ava had been willing.

So willing.

him

He looked up again to concentrate on her movements. He could sense what she was feeling a lot more than before, and she was kicking herself for what happened. His little human still hadn’t got her head around the fact that it was all inevitable now. There was no turning back.

She was human, but she had pulled him out of the darkness, something no one else could have done.

‘Is he always going to be like that? Derek asked.

Was Shadow always going to be a maniac when it came to Ava? Probably, So would he. A raging maniac.

I don’t know, he lied. ‘I need to learn more about this, I guess.

Maybe the librarian could help him again. He couldn’t mark Ava until he knew what it would do to her. They didn’t turn humans for a reason; most died during the process. He couldn’t risk Ava’s life like that.

Myles said from where he was sprawled

“What do you mean?”

more. I don’t know, you seem to be in perfect control of your woll. Not saying you weren’t before,” Myles added,

you sure the Council

break him. That was what his friends were scared of. But the Council couldn’t break something that was already

fine. Just need to get my strength

life had been abour raming his beast, controlling his beast, keeping himself separate from the beast. But it hadn’t been possible

He sighed and answered, making sure to put

“Hello, Father.”

hell have you done? Isolation? What sort of Alpha gets himself put into

the problem; don’t

It was only a matter of

holation, the vampires were still walking all over

He clenched and unclenched his

of theirs when

got the balls to say

“Listen

the other end of the phone screamed his father’s

you will never be Alpha,” his father growled. “I will not be made a fool of by a bunch of blood–sucking, undead

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Chapter 68

be Alpha with or without his consent, Shadow

was right. But this man was still his father, and up until

I make myself clear?” Alpha Ezra

Alpha” be answered.

he curled up and turned his attention back to

expect it to be resolved by the time I come to visit.

listened to Ava leaving her room. His father was still speaking but he had already stood from his chair to wait

noticed that before. She stepped so lightly that if Shadow’s senses weren’t stronger than most, she

and froze. Her heart started pounding again, but he knew she wasn’t scared–at least not of him. She was afraid of what she knew he was going to

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