The Alpha King's Hated Mate
"The queen I remember. The queen you were always meant to be."
I reached out—almost touched his fingers.
Xander lost it.
A howl tore from his throat, and in a blur of black fur and gold fury, he lunged.
Loki didn’t even flinch.
The two collided with an explosion of sound and power, the force shaking the cave itself.
Stone cracked. Dust erupted.
Xander slammed Loki against the cave wall, claws raking deep into his chest, but the vampire twisted free, laughing.
"You’ll have to do better than that, Alpha!" Loki spat, driving his elbow into Xander’s ribs hard enough to crack bone.