ah

was a display of wealth and power, intended to show the neighboring packs that

the railing. The wind whipped my h

ull swing. Crystal chandeliers tinkled in t

was beside him, not as a date-that would be too obvious-but as the "org

s glass with a spoo

oice projecting effortlessly. "Tonight is abo

Oliver, dressed in a mi

owd mu

boy's head, "has shown incredible potential. Tonigh

cloth. It was an ancient artifact, traditi

orphan? It was a declaration of in

le of letters. They were the love letters Marcus had written me wh

ter. The flame da

he ink curl and blacken, the promises of "forever" turning to ash. I let the

ic, are

un a

r body contorted. Bones cracked and reshaped. In

e terrifying. She stood on her hind leg

n voice distorted by her shiftin

shov

Without my wolf's strength, I was fr

stepping closer. She grabbed my arm,

. The pain

ed. "He pities you. You're just a pl

p him with a lie," I spat back

d at me, her claws teari

n the stairs, she suddenl

flipped over it, clinging to th

azy! She's tryi

the deck, followed

ng hard, my dress torn. He saw Ra

!" he

ppened. He didn't loo

llapsed into his arms, shifting back to human

ed, burying her face in his chest.

eyes were glowing red-the

true?" he

calmly. "She

d. "Look at her! She's

ep toward me. Th

BMI

the Alph

hard deck, my forehead slamming against the wood. I couldn't move. I co

Alpha using the Voice on his injured

n at me with pure disgust. "Get her out of my

bed my arms and

fight. I

e stairs, I looked back at

I told myself.