ma

epping into the sprawling, glass-walled sanctuary that overlooked the entire Blackwood Pack territory. The air insid

lnut desk, his attention fixed on a gl

-Rejection Sickness tearing through my abdomen. I walked forward and

opping to the paper. "What is this, Gem

d, my voice surp

s scan the handwritten words, following the ancient Pack laws of sev

hild's drawing. "A rejection?" He sneered, his gaze raking over me with absolute disdain. "You are a wolfless Omeg

y nails digging into my palms. "No mo

shadow over me. "You don't get to leave. You are my Mate. It is a lifelong contract, and we have the Northe

ed over to the corner of the room. The low, mech

las,

blades chewed through the paper, the violent sound sh

us, glowing gold. The air in the room grew impossibly heavy, pressing down on m

ling power that my wolfless body couldn't fight. "Prepare your dress

t destroyed a sacred rite to protect his PR image. He d

on autopilot under his Command. But just

voice barely audible over the hum of the AC, "but y

lready back at his compute

re my legs gave out. I slid down the freezing black marble wall, gasping for air. Above me, the pain

st, so violent I tasted copper. But beneath the agonizing pai

He thought his Command and

e from my pocket. I couldn't fight an Alpha

wood's name-the Luna Mother who only cared about the Pack

The only Blackwood who hated Da

hone to my ear. It rang twice be

mma

cold marble ground me. "Clark.