When the stars came out and the moon shone its cool light on us, the mood between myself and the incredibly handsome and mysterious Alpha next to me changed, charged by s****l tension and intense longing. We were lying on our backs watching the stars when he rolled onto his side, propped up by his elbow as it pressed firmly into the soft blanket beneath us. His icy blue eyes pierced through the darkness and stared deep into mine while the candles around us highlighted his best features with their soft warm glow. The stubble on his jaw and chin caught the light and cast a shadow to amplify his dangerously rugged look and I noticed him clenching his jaw in restraint. To think that merely being close to him made my skin tingle and my heart race with excitement. I had every intention to take