ra

nd his neck-the one with his family crest, the one he had gi

sharp *ping* that echoe

drew a sharp, collective breath. This wasn't the act of a pleading

Are you insane?" he snarled, grabbing for my w

es widen for a fraction of a second. He would dismiss it as a h

ittering symbol of a shattered promise. My gaze swept the room, taking in Jace's d

ctly clear, ringing with a power they couldn't

e Moon Goddess, do hereby reject

to be initiated by the higher-ranking wolf. For an Omega to re

ejected* was so foreign to him, it didn't compute. His entire world

between us didn't just fray; it violently tore. A sc

My own body trembled with the force of the pain, a white-hot poker s

n necklace to the floor. It clattered against

red, his voice cracking with pa

inished th

d, grabbed the half-full bottle of expe

ead with a sickening thud. It shattered on impact, ambe

and blood streame

y own ears. Jace and Finn were frozen, their faces masks of pure shock. They

eck of the bottle still clutched in my hand. I point

with pain and fury, yet imbued with an undeni

tle fall from my fingers, turned my back on the c