Alpha’s Forbidden Mate
But her hands stilled a second too long, betraying her want.
Darkness smelled different on this side of the fence. More wild, more layered. Xander heard the furtive churn of some small animal—they paused, eyes adjusting—and then watched, together, as two raccoons poked out from behind a rain barrel. They were bigger than any he’d seen pre-collapse, thicker furred, their faces gone maskless with white. Carolina knelt and unwrapped something from her pocket, holding breadcrumbs out, palm up, so patient and calm he almost believed she could tame anything.
The raccoons ate from her hand. She grinned, all teeth and mischief. “See? Chaos always wins.”
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