Chapter 75

Lara

Even after an hour has passed, I’m still bathing in the afterglow of the sex I had with Ashton. We are both naked in the field, careless and free. I’ve long forgotten about Parisa and her vampire army marching in on our pack’s territory, but I’m about to get a wake-up call.

Soon, I hear wolves howling in the background—wolves from our pack that are telling us enemies are approaching.

Ashton immediately stands up. “Fucking shit. Parisa and Harri are here and…fuck…what do I do? I want to fight alongside my pack, but they still haven’t seen the new me.”

I stand up with him. “Don’t worry. They will accept you as their Alpha, even if you’re a dragon now.”

“Are you sure about that?”

I shrug. “Well, dragon fire is able to melt vampires, and I think we could both agree that your pack wants to live, so…yeah. I think they will be fine with your new self.”

He nods before asking, “And what about you? I know that we have marked each other and all that, but… you’re not freaked out about me be