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A knock at the door made her freeze.

Lord Caspian Vane, the Alpha Nocturne, lounged on a throne of blackened silver. His hair was the color of a moonless night, pulled back to reveal a face of sharp, cruel beauty. When his eyes—the color of dying embers—found hers, Lyra felt the air leave her lungs.

"And if I refuse?"

When she opened her eyes, Caspian was watching her with an expression she couldn't read.

When she faced him again, something had changed in his eyes. The hunger was still there, but beneath it—a flicker of wonder. As if he hadn't expected her to feel this good against his skin. alpha nocturnes contracted mate ebook

"You can't. The blood seal already binds you. The collar just makes it... official." He picked it up, the chain glittering in the firelight. "May I?"

"You are the wolf my court has been gossiping about," he said. His voice was a low rasp, like silk dragged over a blade. "The one with no pack, no standing, and no hope." A knock at the door made her freeze

Lyra’s wolf snarled inside her chest, but she forced it down. She had sold her pride three days ago when the last of her father’s pack debts came due. The Silver Crescent Pack was dying. Their lands were poisoned, their warriors weak. The only currency left was her.