THE ALPHA'S STEPMATE
Since meeting me, the wolf rejected his human control, craving the stability of its mate.
"If the bond isn't stabilized," he finished, his eyes burning with terrifying clarity, "my next Shift won't be contained. I'll lose control. I'll become a rogue. I'll hurt everyone, Willow. Including you."
The choice was laid bare: he was either stabilized by the Mate bond (me), or he became a monster, which Marcus would certainly destroy.
"So you need me," I whispered. "Not because you want me, but because I stop you from turning into a killer."