phin

eavy mahogany door clicked shut behind him. I was left staring at the empty space he

my attention back to the cold reality of the o

ty. "Sign it, Seraphina. Relinquish the Blackwood name and formally accept the A

our bond, but this writ would make my exile official in the

"He's being manipulated. I need to hear him say it to my f

s hand. It clattered to the floor as

gainst the hardwood. As I neared the main foyer, two massive Pa

, my chest heaving

not yielding an inch. "Lady Genevieve

veins. Driven by pure, reckless desperation, I ducked under the warrior's outstretched a

rs. The room instantly fell silent,

spat, stepping forward

line," Susan sneered

e a mask of aristocratic elegance, but her eyes danced with triumphant m

king finger at her. "You sent me to that

delicate, dismissive sound. "

to

descended the grand staircase. I threw myself toward him, gra

lie! You have to fee

s inner wolf, Fenrir, must have been howling in agony, but

pped his arm from my grasp as if my touch burned his s

I saw her. Isabelle Pruitt, my best fri

texted you before I went to the hotel! I told you I w

mine. She looked at Kael, tears spilling down

"But I never received a text from her. She must have deleted it herself to fabricate pr

ical blow. The room spun. My anchor, m

nd a Rogue's whore," Kael sn

with final victory. "Thro

doors. I thrashed wildly, my boots scraping against the stone floor. I had n

tearing my throat

. The entire Great Hall plunged in