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 and I stayed in that garden for a long time. We talked about everything and nothing all at once, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like a teenage girl again. We had parted from talk about the pack and all else that was surrounding us—instead, we spoke about when we first met, the dates we went on, and reminisced about when our life was simpler. 


“I guess it wasn’t always that simple for me, when you put it that way,” he mumbled as I laughed lightly at him. 


“Maybe it sounded simple to you, but I can’t even imagine what it must have been like to grow up around… all of this.” I sighed as I folded my hands across my stomach.


“No?” he asked, turning to me as he laid on his side.


“It wasn’t always like this, though,” he defended. “Dad always took care of these sort of things. I guess I didn’t realize up until now just how much he was protecting me and even Logan from. I guess Logan figured it all out before I did, though.”


Chapter 112: Small Talk, Big Plans