Eric's lips brush mine, a slow, light action that already has me hooked. A comforting warmth engulfs my body, spreading from limb to limb like wildfire. His sweet lips move delicately with my own, the caress of his lips softer than I could have imagined. It is over too soon as he drifts away. "Now was that so difficult?" Eric murmurs as I try to register what just happened.

While trying to see the best in everyone, Isabella finds herself battling against her own mind. After an attack on her pack, she has to choose between her newly discovered Alpha mate and her beloved, younger sister. Her heart is in the palm of his hand--though she struggles to admit it--but that doesn't mean he won't crush it. It is a game of trust, and she cannot afford to lose.

Big Bad Alphas

/"Isabella,/" a familiar voice calls, and I turn back to see Evangeline running towards me. /"Wait./"

I stop and secure my towel, /"I'm sorry, I have to leave./"

She catches up to me. /"Just relax, you're too worked up, too irrational./"

She reaches out to me. /"Just come with me, get some clothes and calm down./"

I shake my head, hating the fact that I have to refuse her. /"I'm sorry—/"

/"He doesn't have to know. Please, just come stay with me for the night. Eric doesn't have to know that you're with me./" My eyes drift off. Evangeline seems desperate in her task to keep me on pack land. /"Just sleep on it./"

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