A Dawn with the Wolf Knight (Married to Magic, #5)

by Elise Kova

“So his power is to…ensure the longevity of the pack?” I’m amazed I can ask the question when my mind is filled with words like mate, and filling my belly with—stop, Faelyn, I command myself. “He is irresistible to mortal women because of a unique charm he possesses as the alpha.” Aurora frowns, looking back at camp. Evander had mentioned Conri’s “charm,” too. I had thought it just a turn of phrase before. “I have seen proud women make fools of themselves in a desperate attempt for a moment in his bed.” “What can I do to protect myself from this ‘charm?’” I ask. “Your cape should help, some.” No wonder Conri refused to allow me to have it earlier. The moment I had it back on, my head was notably clearer. “There’s good protection woven in that fabric.” Perhaps if I can get my grandmother’s threads and dyes back from Evander, I could figure out some kind of spell to weave into the cape specifically to guard me from Conri. “Otherwise, it is a matter of allowing your head to be as clear as possible around him. The more excitable you are, the harder it will be for you to resist him.” “When you say ‘excitable’ you mean…” I can’t possibly have the right assumption. There’s no way she means what I think she does. But the way Aurora speaks leaves no room for doubt. “Ensure you are satisfied, Faelyn, or you might give in and ask him to do it for you.”