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Chapter 16 His dilemma

Author: Crystal D.
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-12 14:10:36

After meeting Lyra for the first time, Alpha Zero could not stop thinking about her. He had felt attracted to her from the first time he laid his eyes on her, and then after their interaction, his attraction grew even stronger.

Try as he might, he could not remove the image of her face with her beautiful ocean blue eyes from his mind.

From the moment he had seen her, he had wanted to protect her and hurt anyone who caused her any harm.

It was true that he had a penchant for saving and protecting the weak, but this time, it was different. Normally, he didn’t spend hours thinking about the ones he saved days after the fact. He was happy to help, and that was it. But when it came to Lyra…it was something different.

“She is not your mate,” his wolf Nolan had reminded him. “Forget about her.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Zero had told him.

He had never been attracted to any shewolf the way he was to her. Bond or not, he was certain he wanted to know her more. Beyond that, he was ready to devote hi
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