Chapter 117

John knew that his display of devotion had shocked the wolves; he knew that many of them disapproved of the Supreme Alpha kneeling for a female. But he didn’t care at all; all that mattered to him was the female before him, her gray eyes glistening with tears, her heart racing with every touch of his...

He kissed her as if no one else were around, and for him, there truly was no one else.

Simply because she was his world, the sun above his head warming him, the full moon that awakened the fierce white wolf living within him, the solid ground that supported him, and the air he breathed.

Helena was all of that. The Commander was the Supreme Alpha, with his responsibilities and duties; however, his heart would always belong to her.

They both heard a slow, melodic song begin, and John pulled his lips from hers just enough to whisper:

— Will you grant me this dance?

Helena looked at him intensely and whispered against his lips:

— I grant y