phin

th the phantom electricity of the masked stranger's touch, but the moment I stepped insid

in the dimly lit study. They sat behind the massiv

, his voice devoid of any fatherly warmth. "But breaking the engagement with

my bones instantly replaced

laric stated flatly. "His family has agreed to clear our Pack

uthless, reclusive tyrant who had been crippled in a fire centuries ag

mixture of fear and rage. "If this is such a gre

pensive rug. "Don't be ridiculous. I would never sentence my own blood, a true she-wolf,

e. "I won't do it," I said, backing toward the door

venomous slits. She walked slowly around the

"not only will we be unable to afford Naomi's treatment, but I will personally cast her

sneak me extra food when Genevieve starved me. She was the only mothe

nowing she had stru

hem fall. I closed my eyes, the weight of my invisible c

nused hall. There were no flowers, no guests, and no groom. Just a b

phone buzzed in my pocket

ome pathetic attempt at revenge? He can't even Shift.

anymore; it only confirmed that I was making the right choice in leaving this Pack beh

ow Luna

fortress hidden deep within the Blackmoon territory. The structure was made of

t stood by the entrance. His scent was a steady,

ely professional and devoid of any war

m through the cavernous, minimalist halls. The silence in the

xurious bedroom. It looked like a show

?" I finally gathere

at me. He simply stepped back into the hallway and pulled the

gainst my ribs. I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to ward off

s the

t that made my knees weak and my pulse race. Pine needles bef

t of the masked stran