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

“I must teach you how to help Victor, first.” 


I felt Emerald’s hand land on my chest as she spoke to me, and I knew that it wasn’t my body–at least not the physical part of it–that she was referring to. No, Emerald was reaching towards something corporal, something innate in all she-wolves. I looked up to the woman in front of me as I saw something flash in her eyes.


“Your luna guardians are more powerful than you have come to know, and it will be the greatest source of power not only for your mate but for the mates of all your guardians. It’s your duty to protect them with your life, Tara.”


I knew this, though. Why was she telling it to me again? Why did Emerald seem to have that look in her eyes that told me she knew more than she was letting on?


“I can protect him,” I told her. “I know how to project the shield.”


Chapter 49: The Talk With Emerald