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

Victor convened a council later that night. Unlike the ones before where it held just the smaller, inner group of us, for this one, Victor had invited the elder members of the pack—his father’s old council—to sit with us as well. 


I could feel the tension in the room as the various men looked around, staring at each other and exchanging their own conspiratory glances. These were the types of men that Briar Bane had surrounded himself with, and eventually, these were the men who had allowed Briar Bane to die.


It was an evil thought to have, but it was an honest one.


I sat beside Victor as he waited for the rest of them to settle down and adjust themselves. It had been a day since we had brought Sidus back. We had showered, eaten and slept– and when we woke, the house was in an uproar. Even from our bedroom we could hear the disgruntled arguments and disagreements of the same councilmen that sat before us now. 


Chapter 107: Old Pack Mentality