Branded by Fire(Blood & Magic Series, #4)
By Danielle Annett
Blurb:
Aria Naveed can't decide what's worse--being mate-bonded to Declan Valkenaar, the Alpha of the Pacific Northwest Pack, or owning up to the fact that she's developing feelings for him.
Her bond to Declan is the one thing keeping her grounded and preventing her new power from destroying everything and everyone around her.
If Aria doesn't tread carefully, especially where her heart is concerned, she'll learn the hard way that if you play with fire, you'll always get burned.
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Excerpt
“Aria, you’re being
unreasonable." He took a step forward and reached out for me. I
sidestepped away, then put a hand on my forehead when the room began
spinning.
“Unreasonable?” I ground it,
“You asked men within the Pack to court me. You wanted to tie me to
the Pack so you could use me.” I was practically yelling at him
now. Maybe I wasn’t too tired to fight with him after all. This
confrontation had been a long time coming.
“That was before …” he
trailed off.
“Right,” I scoffed. “Before
you bit
me and tied me to you. Before you decided this little mate bond
between us somehow made me your soul mate. Now you care about me as a
person, is that it? But before I was just a tool for you to use and
somehow I should be okay with it? I should be flattered that Declan
Valkenaar, Alpha to the Pacific Northwest Pack, has picked me to be
his mate? Is that what you’re telling me?”
I blinked hard as tears
threatened to spill. Dammit, why did he have such an effect on me? I
rubbed the ache in my chest and turned away from him.
He didn’t say anything for
several long minutes.
I climbed into my bed and tucked
myself under the covers as silent tears spilled down my cheeks.
The mattress dipped, and Declan
slid into the bed beside me.
“Go away,” I choked out.
He wrapped his arm around my
waist and pulled my back flush against his chest.
“I’m a bastard.”
“I know.”
“And I don’t deserve you.”
“Glad you’re finally
realizing that.”
I swiped at the tears on my
cheeks and tried to pull away from him, but his grip was iron tight.
“But I love you.”
I sucked in a breath. He—what?
I froze, suddenly unable to form
any coherent thoughts or words.
He didn’t say anything else,
just settled in beside me with his arm wrapped tightly around my body
and his legs now tangled with mine. I listened as his breathing
slowly evened out and realized the exact moment when he fell asleep.
Declan
told me he loved me. The bond that connected us flared to life at his
words, and I suddenly realized, I believed him.
Blood and Magic Series
About The Author
Addicted to coffee at an early age, she spends her restless nights putting pen to paper as she tries to get all of the stories out of her head before the dogs wake up the rest of the house and vye for her attention.
You can learn more about Danielle on her website at www.Danielle-Annett.com or follow her on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDanielleAnnett and on twitter @Danielle_Annett
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