Resounding Truth: (Werewolf Novella) (The Resounding Series) Read Online Free PDF

flawless skin and the youth he presented, and yet his eyes held years of knowledge.
    "I think a lot of things, but without your name I'm not willing to bare any more of myself than I have already." He squatted on the ground before her, looking up at her with something like awe in his gaze.
    "Why are you looking at me like that? You were laughing only a moment ago and now you look like you're enjoying what you see. Which is it, Caleb?"
    His eyebrows rose as his gaze burned a trail along her exposed skin, her pulse quickening as heat blossomed in her stomach. He closed his eyes and breathed in deeply, the action very animalistic in nature.
    He slowly rose to his feet, rolling his shoulders and opening his eyes, the dark blue hues lost as they transitioned to golden orbs that seemed to glow with supernatural radiance. "I'm looking at you the only way I know how. My laughter was given as a form of awe, since you're quite simply the most beautiful creature I've ever seen—wolf or human."
    Fear rushed through her at the foreign sensations that plagued her. Something about him called deeply to her, overwhelming her with a desire to be known by him, to be loved by him. She turned her head, swallowing hard and finding her center again. She needed to get away quickly. This man was nothing but trouble, and Derik wouldn't welcome a human or another Alpha wolf, if that was truly what he was.
    "I have to go," she whispered, her eyes averted away from him, though she strained against it.
    "I will be joining you soon. I came to find you and now that I have …"
    "I am only partially human and I’m mated, so you waste your time if that is your purpose." She looked up, her voice finding strength. She didn't have time for this, and quite simply, the desire deep within her was nothing more than a clear indication that things needed to change between her and Seth.
    "You're not mated. You might be partnering with someone, but you're not mated." He spoke with authority, and something deep inside her shuddered. He was an Alpha, and his voice called her to be under his control. She backed up another step, his words ringing too true for her to receive at the moment.
    Dru turned and pulled the shirt over her head and let it fall to the ground, leaving her back to him as she walked toward the forest, her heart pounding. Fear at the idea of never seeing him again rode her hard, but she pushed against it with every step she took.
    "I just want your name for now." His voice demanded so little, and yet the softness was gone. A male with the power to make her bow stood behind her, seemingly controlling his urge to do what was natural to him.
    She turned her head to look at him once more. "Drucilia."
    Her body transformed quickly, and she jolted toward the forest, her adventure to find berries having turned into something horrifying. The thought that a perfect pairing might exist—someone with power equal to her own, but who was sensitive enough to call to her with softness—consumed her with a yearning she couldn't afford. To desire those things while knowing that they could not exist outside of a dream was one thing, but to know that a perfect mate might actually exist but be unobtainable—torture. She raced with all of her might through the forest as an ache burned in her chest, the air painful to breathe.
    After clearing a large distance, Dru stopped, her body working hard to bring in much needed oxygen as she groaned in agony. Emotions were so much worse than physical pain. The memories of her mother and father’s deaths rolled over her in a moment of weakness, and she laid down in the forest and lifted her face to the sky, letting out a deep cry of despair. Why was she left alone to care for Karis? Why was Seth weak and Derik a bastard? Why did fate have to offer her something that she couldn't have?
    She laid her face on her paws and let the sadness, regret and loss roll over her in waves, her wolf form not allowing tears, which was perfectly fine