Chapter 186

Ella

The kiss caught me completely off guard, but my body responded before my brain could catch up. Before I knew it, my mouth was moving against his, savoring the taste of his lips and tongue. For all I knew, this

brief moment of unexpected passion might be our last.

“Congratulations, Alpha King.”

Alexander’s grip on me tightened at the use of the mindlink, and for a moment I felt like I was drowning

in the connection between us. The mate bond hummed to life, warm and electric, and I almost–almost-

let the words slip out.

Those three little words.

But before I could do something I might regret, Alexander’s phone started buzzing in his pocket. He broke

away from me, straightening me on my feet, then slipped out his phone. Gabriel jogged after him as he

hurried out of the room.

I suppose,” Liam said, appearing at my

heat in my low belly. Whatever that kiss was–it was just happenstance.


opportunity for a

Nothing more.

of the night, I barely saw Alexander. The living room filled and emptied as pack members and friends came to congratulate the new Alpha King, but Alexander was either on the

discussing transition procedures and immediate policy decisions. Every time I tried to

untouched in the kitchen while I played the

fielding questions about what this meant

I was exhausted and more

it felt more like a preview of what our life was going

morning, staring at the cake that was supposed to be a surprise. Through the walls,

slice and arranged it on one of the good plates, then padded down the hallway toward the glow of

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knocked softly before

He looked

papers scattered everywhere. His tie was gone, shirt wrinkled, red hair sticking up at odd angles where he’d been

back in the morning,” he said into the phone, then

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