d, letting go of my throat like it had been not

g, terrifying. "Standard wolfsbane doesn't affec

thal? Not fatal? Everything I'd been taught, every trembling warning and

," he added casually, as if naming a des

sly. "It was standard wolfsbane, nothing more." His gaze flicked to me with that jud

tell me this where would a six-year-old even get something like Blood of Wolfsbane?" My stomach d

me. The air thickened. Every ounce of confidence I

He wasn't just an alpha; he was a storm contained

about your slave," Jarek snarl

calm as a lake, though there was a glint in his eyes danger, amusement, curiosity all at once. A

. "What did you say to him?" Jarek demanded, slamming a hand in

ar!" I gasped, cu

ed why I smelle

hated him so much, I fantasized for a fleeting secon

, smacking my head. I forced my body upright, teeth gri

every second I'd spent being "nothing" in this house. He dragged me down the hallway

trembling. "He's... he's an

crossed, crimson eyes like fire licking through ice. My brother

" Jarek muttered, frustr

ster's... scent. Is this how you treat family?" Kael's voice

Jarek snapped. "She

r deal, everything becomes my business. Tell me, what punis

issed. "You expec

y, measuring, assessing. Underf

voice heavy, "treated like a ghost.

thed. "But it has nothi

n gaze flicking from my brother to me. "Wher

sneered, dismissing the question with a flick of his wrist. "On

e, marked, a traitor in my own home. And instead of d

ly, smirking, controlled, infu

clenched. "W

u won't get my help. You'd rathe

Jarek muttered

"Yes. She comes to my pac

Why me? I was nothin

ace instead, thumb brushing my bottom lip. Eyes piercing, measuring, cal

r, and your contract will be the least of your w

ocked me. Less than a minute to pack, but my mind raced. Kael's que

ed silently. My bag felt like dead weight. My pulse slammed against m

eady?" a v

spoken to," anothe

caught mine immediately scarl

y mind, sensing him. Cur

el said low, commanding. "Don't

st been ripped from everything I

ing to have to survive the