Page 244 of Untamed Fate (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 2)

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I frowned and was about to remark on his sour mood when a woman with

flowers in her hair took my wrist, and suddenly, she and I were bounding into

the frenzy of laughing people.

The thrum of the drums reverberated through my body, and I closed my

eyes, letting my hips move with the tempo of the music. I felt free and alive,

not a care in my m

ind.

Hours or seconds or minutes passed as I spun around the garden until an

invisible force slowed me to a stumbling halt. I opened my eyes, and my gaze

locked onto Jaxson’s.

He stood at the edge of the crowd, his attention entirely focused on me,

like a predator stalking its prey. His stare was so intense that I felt it vibrate

the air between us.

Shivers inched down my spine, and a tightness spread through my chest,

narrowing to a point above my heart. And then, like a thread wrapped around

me, it tugged me toward the man with the honey-gold eyes. Jaxson Laurent.

My alpha.

I moved nearer until our bodies were inches apart. Tilting my head, I

looked up into his steely eyes. He wore a tortured expression, and now that I

was close enough to touch him, I saw that every one of his muscles was

tensed.

“Do you want to dance with me?” I asked.

“I don’t dance.” His voice was gruff and grouchy, and I couldn’t help but

laugh. I had a hard time imagining it, to be fair.

But we were in the most beautiful place. It was such a tragedy. How

could this man be in such a foul mood?

How do I make a wolf come out of its den?

But I already knew.

I let the thread draw me to within an inch of him—so close I could almost

feel his heartbeat. I gave him a demure look. “Chase me, Jaxson.”

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