THE ALPHA'S FORBIDDEN SURROGATE
Instead, she looked up into his striking golden-silver eyes, her heart beating a fast, fluttering rhythm against her ribs.
"You... you backed my flame with moonlight," Freya whispered, her voice soft, filled with awe and something deeper she had never felt before.
"I backed my mate," Leo growled softly, the word slipping past his lips before he could stop it—yet carrying the absolute, unshakeable truth of his soul.
Freya’s breath caught in her throat. She looked into his eyes and felt the ancient, unbreakable tether of the mate bond snapping fully into place between their hearts. The warmth in her chest bloomed into a roaring hearth of unconditional trust, devotion, and love.