Tara Landon has never experienced love–even worse–she’s endured a lifetime of beatings. After reaching her breaking point, she decides to run away to start a new life without anyone pinning her down or holding her back. 

However, not far into her journey, she is intercepted by soon-to-be alpha Victor Bane, a brooding, mysterious, emerald-eyed man. The thought of him scares Tara as much as it arouses her. 

She doesn’t think much of the encounter until she learns that…oh, she’s destined to be Luna of Victor’s pack. The freedom she sought is quickly ripped away from her and she must make a decision: to accept or reject her fated mate.

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“I have you for a lifetime, Tara. I can be patient,” he relayed with an erotic moan.

He looked me in the eyes, as I gestured for him to unbutton my blouse. I whispered, “You might be patient, Victor. But, it isn’t polite to keep a woman waiting.”

“What will it take for you to say yes?” he asked lustfully.

“Something you can’t give.”

The Alpha and His Outlander Luna

The pack and I ran until the waning red moon began to fade from the night sky. The sunrise was greeting us as we all stood near a stream one of the scouts had found, each and every one of us drinking our fill as we panted hard and fast. I didn’t know how long we had been running for, but I don’t think it would have ever felt like enough.


The smoke from my father’s pyre still decorated the sky, marking the direction we had started off from, and it wasn’t long before I gave the order to Hendrix and told him to lead the pack back to the main house. Tara came to my side as I waited for the entire pack to clear out, and Tristan came to our side with his mate in a farewell greeting. 


There would be no reason for them to stay, not for now at least.


Chapter 45: What Follows Grief