xia

ed, but the words

bing into his chest, and then lifted his

heavy and suffocating, amplified

ong, dramatic wail, collaps

aura... it's suffocating

in. He swept her up, bridal

d the Pack over his shoulder, his voice

ard the Alpha house, le

people I had grown up with-avert their eyes. They shifted on their feet, staring re

s clear: *You

shed over me. It wasn'

s. A beautiful

b for five years, finally snapped. It didn't snap with a bang.

ned a

tory where the servants' shacks were located. My destination wasn't the e

sliver of silver watching

realization settling in my bones.

smelled of mold, damp

h. Just a few clo

change of clothes. I looked at the pile of sheet music on my des

ghter from

Alpha's Lullaby," the song I wrot

r. A small, hungry f

rner of the

cken into ash. I threw it into the metal trash can

ed the

piece of cloudy glass he claimed was a diamond. I held it for a

ulled out

used the *Mind-Link* to force me to play, I wrote it do

't bur

. My hand shook, pain shooting up m

Werewolf

of the abuse of power wi

of envelope. I would mail

room. With the music gon

e," I w

the trash can was dying down, leavi

ke what