ra

He smoothly unlocked the deadbolt and

tantly thickened with her scent-ancient parchment and dried, suffocating roses. Her obsidian ey

red to the high-ranking Warrior standing at attention in the hall. "Anya. Open a Pack Mind-Link immediately. Announce

igned to save Blackwood's pride while giving them a d

r, her eyes glazing over as she p

s every Pack that a Blackwoo

silver blade. Anya froze. Cordelia slowly turned around,

r son. "But if the ceremony proceeds, simply replacing the groom with a strong

mocking laugh. "You dare

ice interrupted, vibrating with an authority that d

in the room violently shifted. I was no longer a piece o

"A wolfless Omega from a dying Pack, sired by a gree

gue my worth. He

ted, his slate-gray eyes locking onto his mother's. "If we cast her aside, she will be

proval in his eyes. "She is not her father. She saw the threat and the so

a's shoulders eased as her strategic mind overpowered her obsession with blood puri

opping to a glacial chill. "Summon the K

I swayed on my feet. Instantly, Damien's massive hand clamped around my waist. The heat of his tou

manded softly a

trength from the terrifying

other reading the cold stipulations of property and loyalty. I took the silver needle, pricked my index finger, and press

nsaction of power,

ant blast of the ceremonial horns echoed throug

my wedding dress, yanking the delicate lace into place. H

pered, her eyes flashing with a deadly promise. "If you shame

d nodded to the War

cle beneath his suit. Together, we turned toward the mahogany doors as they slowly sw