xia

two weeks exist

I was plotting. I studied the Pack patrol routes until I knew every gap in their shift changes. I h

tantly, I

d from forbidden Lycan texts hidden in the library's d

ion. It was about frequency. If I could hum a melody to soothe a feral wol

ght I left, but the night I said

entious title for a party where Jacob and K

erfume and the heavy, iron tang of roasted prime rib. Crystal chandeliers

had sewn myself from cast-offs. It was clean, but ag

She was glowing, encased in a crimson gown that hugged her curves, diamon

his champagne flute. "For her tireless ded

sandra hadn't organized a single receipt. I had balanced the ledgers. I had reconciled

pride radiating off h

mind, a mental violation that made me flinch. *D

mouth up. It felt like st

she turned her gaze toward me. It wasn't a kind look. It

ward me. The room went silent, the crowd clea

s. Her palms were damp. "We were just discussing the new music hall Jacob is building

oval rippled th

e me... I mean, the Pack, in this way

b added from behind her. He didn't

They wanted my brain, my talent, my soul, but the

g. That old moonstone pendant you wear? The dusty one? It would make such

f my mother. It wasn't just a rock; it was a conduit for my White Wolf

" I

attered. An Omega saying n

e open *Mind-Link*, broadcasting her voice so the nearby B

ded via the link, his mental voice hea

ob. Then I look

quiet but steady. "It is not for the

and from Kass

d from the side. "You selfish Omega

wretch," ano

ars, hot and sharp, but I refus

ra, straight to the g

doing?" someo

ing melody this time. I didn't pl

yed a

y hidden power into the music. The melody was discordant, sharp, and terrifyingly beau

led and cracked. The chandelie

The frequency hit their inner beasts, forcing them to submi

e entire Obsidian Pack cap

I st

hat followed

eyes were wide, his mouth slig

to the back of the room without a microphone. "I am

ck on the wall. Mid

day to me,"

walked towa

red, the Alpha Command la

trying to drag me to the floor. But I grabbed t

N

e other, my bones grinding as I

k. I went straight to my room, grabbed the single bag I

he moonstone was around my neck. And the Obs