"You have no idea what you are handling."
With his golden eyes shining and he is approaching, the rival Alpha's voice rang over the clearing. His presence exuded strength, a repressive force that chilled my spine.
"And you don't know who you're dealing with," Luca snapped back, his tone calm in spite of the tension in the room.
The Alpha grinned and looked at me. "Your relationship is powerful but also brittle. It will break one mistake, one treachery.
My mark burned at his words, the fire scorching across my flesh as if in warning. "What are you looking for? I insisted, moving ahead despite the anxiety closing in my chest.
"What I've always wanted," the Alpha muttered, his voice low and threatening. Power. And the secret to opening it is you, sweetheart.
The mark on my wrist burnt brighter before we could react; the necklace around my neck flashed with light. A voice rang in my head, gentle and musical yet with great intensity.
