The Alpha's Chosen Mate
" Ariella said with emotion, clenching her fist while peering into the eyes of her audience. The turn of this story was making Malachi's skin cold, and his hands tightened in his lap.
"So Lilith set out, across hill and country, river and forest, pick-pocketing, hitch-hiking, lying and thieving to make her way. Nothing could stop her on her quest, not even the weakness that crept into her bones and muscles faster than her lungs could pump oxygen through her veins. She was dying, and running out of time.
"One night, on the side of a dusty road, she crept silently towards a sleeping man and managed to grab his coins from his hip pocket. She had his silver sword in her hands when he awoke, and