hia

xit when a hand clampe

d speaking to you

gging his hand off.

August spat. "I'm trying to help you, Sophia. You t

idate. He was trying to use his Alpha aura-a

elt...

tir three years ago, the pressure of re

I wasn't cowering. He grabbe

I pulled b

sleeve of my oversized g

ught the bracel

r, ethereal blue light. It was a gift from Ryder on our mating

Her eyes wide

at August. "That looks like the Moon Goddess'

celess artifact owned by the Royal Family. This?" He gestured to my wrist

iley whined. "I want it.

ugust commanded, ho

tared at him in disbe

erything you have is subject to confiscation. Give it

N

ing my wrist again, his fingers digging int

I sc

na

. The bracelet fell from my wri

hree long, red scratches appeared on m

it the air. It was swee

Bzzt.

pocket exploded

de

nd transmits physical p

gust. A flash of heat surged through my v

sion shifted. The world t

linked, looking at my eyes

down to pick up the bracelet. She frown

king pale. "I thought... I

laughed. "She's human. Probabl

scribbled something hastily, tore it out, and threw it at my

h for your fake jewelry and a bus ticket out of town. Don't let me see you at the Alpha Sum

ck in the mud. Then

asked, my voice trembling not wi

ore it into tiny pieces. I let the conf

ng an octave, sounding strange even to my own ears

August laughed, bu

a pr

. He was too busy staring at his knees, which were sha