ER

my uncle bellowed, rising from

of the pack. All of them sprang from their seats for a

ion. Stefan Salvatore's hands tangled through my black hair; my violet eyes were darkened with lust

t it looked so real. What would Sylus think? My head sn

I would have preferred him to explode instead. His amber eyes were fixed entirely on me with a te

red wildly at the glowing images of my supposed infidelity. "Who dared to plant this filth?" Os

st. The air was thick with the scent of bared teeth and bloodlust. Sylus stood up

," Syl

ut across my neck. My uncle faltered, confu

h damnation. "The evidence w

dripping from his voice remained silent, but I could feel it rolling off

ast my lips. I shuddered.

ling like shards of glass in my throat. "I w

round the table predatorily. "Did the drugs force you to the balcony, Seris

even remember

ffocating, a physical weight pressing against my weak heart. "And the scent? The stench of Stefan Sa

hin in the vast silence of the atr

is teeth, yet loud enough for every wolf to hear. "My f

with triumphant glee. She stepped toward me, her eyes gleaming. "Finally, the truth comes out! I told you

f bristling beneath her skin, fingers shiftin

hundered as he lunged forward, grabbing

ed, struggling against his grip

lus. "Alpha, this is too fast. There is

. "I don't need a trial for a traitor. I have my eyes,

no feeling in his voice as he

ion dropped l

I st

you, Seris Sullivan, as my

my marrow. I collapsed into the dirt, the mate-bond snapping like a whip of fire against my soul. The a

my lungs turning to lead. "I'm pregnant.

us's gaze shattered. A flicker of something raw and stricken crossed his fac

the screen behind me-St

use even an unborn life to shield your own neck?" He stepped closer, his voice a lethal whisper. "I won

on hit me like a p

rning black as the connection died. But the worst was my stomach. It felt like my insides were being shredded b

mangled sound, my

ng herself over me as the pack began t

his face pale with horror. "Sh

my fading consciousness. "Gammas, take her to the pits and fini

in my womb peaked, a scream trapped behind my teeth as the world began to tilt. The last