Gabriella
Before I can say anything, he slams the door behind him and locks it.
My heart hammers in my chest as I slowly back away from him and toward the bed. I don't know why he's come here after ditching me in the gardens — maybe he's figured out who I am and wants nothing to do with me.
I mean, who would?
Mated to the daughter of a traitorous alpha as a soon-to-be alpha king isn't exactly a winning title, nor would it inspire confidence in any of his allies. If my father was killed for betraying his own pack for another so easily, why would his daughter be thought trustworthy?
"Elijah," I begin to say, but I'm cut off by him reaching over to cup my face and pull me into a heated kiss.
Instantly, everything around us melts away.
My wolf croons, happy to finally be back in the pre
