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 watched Victor as his eyes moved over me, fluttering and fleeting, as he helped me take off my jacket, then my sweater, then my pants. The air was warm around us and I felt the soft breeze hit me. Despite the warmth, the goosebumps riddled my skin as he traced his hands from my shoulders down my arms, and then finally stopped at my hands. 


He pulled me towars him then, further toward the lake that I knew would be cold despite the warm weather. 


“Victor,” I whined out, not wanting to go into the cold water.


But the way he turned and smiled at me—his hair falling into his eyes and his teeth glinting in a cat-like smile—I found myself too entranced by him to notice that I was already stepping into the water.


There was something different about Victor tonight. Something strange. 


Chapter 115: The Shimmering Lake, Again