Semua Bab Our Submissive Sin: Bab 31 - Bab 34

“You need to stop crushing my chest, Kade,” I choked out, a low, thick growl rumbling deep within my throat as I wrapped my arms completely around his massive shoulders. My fingers dug into the heavy tactical leather covering his spine, pulling him closer into my space until our ribs compressed. The raw, primal heat of his dominant wolf rolled off his skin in waves, instantly invading my senses and overriding the lingering fear that had frozen my muscles only moments ago. For half a winter cycle, my hands had been completely empty of his touch, forced to survive on nothing but distant memories while he ran silent border patrols across the frozen expanses of Abakon Yellow. Unlike Malakai and Zuberi, who had been making regular, covert supply runs back to the far-off Moonreach Territory to gather our shadow resources, Kade had planted his paws firmly in this cursed soil from the very first night we arrived. He had isolated his beast here, building his trade holdings and tracking every f

My brain was completely groggy, but my beast knew there was no time for weakness. I had given my solemn word to Katy that I would cross the border into her clearing before the first pack meeting, and when it came to securing territory deals, my wolf never broke a promise.I vaulted out of the furs, stretching my arms high toward the stone ceiling beams and twisting my torso from side to side to force the blood back into my limbs. The shadow clocks showed it was barely five-fifteen in the morning, and the mountain sky was still a deep, bruised charcoal, but my body needed a hard, freezing run through the pines before I faced the council spies.I stepped into light running gear—a plain white tunic over my bare skin, thick blue tracking shorts, and soft white running skins that gripped my feet tightly. I pulled my long dark hair back into a tight warrior's knot, shoving my communication stone, a few silver tokens, and a small sweat towel into my leather jogging pouch. The air outside was