toria's

trode toward me, their han

at Elijah, my voice erupting

as blades. "On the grounds that you

chest like a dagger. I could barely

clenched teeth. "You know damn well

s if staring down prey that was alre

n stop me from punishing you. One word from me, and you're gui

nyielding. If Leia were here, I'd already have leapt and ri

ll condemn you for this

ent flooding his gaze. He lifted

her

to the gathered crowd, "but Luna V

attempt to kill th

Elijah's loyalists. My eyes swept to my former Beta and Gamma. Anger burned in their eyes

n waves. I hadn't prot

d to kill the heir of the Golden Claws-this will be her

uly was. I tried to run, but it was already too late. Elijah had bonded not onl

truggled, but without Leia and against so many stronger

red-they had once been mine. Members of White Claw. Lo

to me. Why betray me now? Why follow Elijah, a

so much for my pack, Victoria? The Golden Claws see how p

y own wolves for a man. Now ignored, humiliated, punished-it was what I de

rag me into

rd roughly. Suddenly, one of them snee

ed in my chest. I lashed my elbow back, slamming into his jaw. He grunted, stumbli

unted, my voice dri

the blade at his waist. But another warri

pha ordered her locked up, not butchered. Cro

at each other. The attacker's face

y and continued the march. But my chest warmed faintly-because I remem

I knew: not everyone had forgotten what I'd done. Even shackle

emember t

shackles cut into my wrists, draining me of power. I

With nothing to do, I could only lick the wounds of losing my mate, of

nger and thirst sliced my insides. The silver drained me, and days of forced standing p

reached me-someone trying to connect. Famili

Claw merged with Golden Claw,

ness, and I nearly cried. He'd sworn loyalty to El

hat's happened t

summit, both heirs to our packs. Both bound by re

wolves who married Alphas just for bloodlines. She knew I could have survived alone, that I'd been

had never

e burning with suppressed fire. "They're sending warriors

hosen not to wait. She would tea

be forced to intervene. Elijah would no lon