LUCIEN AFOLAYAN"Did my fangs not drain every ounce of your stamina during the morning cycle? Your legs still carry the strength to breach my lockdown commands," Lucien’s dark voice echoes right behind my neck.Startled by his silent approach, I spin around on my heels, but my muscles completely collapse from the lingering fatigue, leaving my body seated flat on the cold concrete floorboards of the armory. Meeting the burning weight of his gold gaze, my throat locks up completely. Awkwardly, I mumble against my chest, "My wolf merely rejected the delay. I wanted to hunt down the surveillance trail on my own authority."Lucien’s lethal eyes drop down to track the trembling pattern of my bare thighs. My face burns hot with a sudden blush, and I struggle to force my boots under me, feeling exactly like a low-ranking cub caught violating pack laws. My stare remains completely fixed on the floorboards. With a deep, rumbling sigh, Lucien hooks his giant arms under my torso and hauls my weig
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