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 found Victor in our bedroom later that evening.


He’d just come out from the shower by the sounds and looks of it, with a stray towel strewn across the bed and a shirt in his hands. I could smell the shampoo and moisturizer he had used on his body wafting from the open bathroom, steam still lingering from the heat of his wash.


“Hey,” he greeted me as he fanned out the shirt, putting his arms through it first before throwing it over his head.


“Hi,” I greeted back, moving further into the room and closing the door behind me. “You done for the day?”


The tension in the room was enough to suffocate in, filtering through the air faster than the steam from his shower. Victor nodded as he looked at me, taking in my appearance and the look in my eyes. I hoped he could tell I wanted to speak to him about something. 


I hoped I didn’t need to ask him to help me fix whatever had broken between the two of us in the past few weeks.


Chapter 77: We Need To Talk