ana

gs. Desperation gave me a sudden, reckless burst of strength. I yanked my wri

ut, spinning on my heel and fleeing the Alpha Suite b

ant quarters. I slammed the flimsy wooden door shut, sliding down it until I h

onne said, dropping a pile of f

olently kicked open, slamming into my

ff one shoulder to display the dark, ugly bruises mottling her skin. They weren't the passionate marks of a mating; the

stepping into the cramped room. The cloying stench of her cheap floral

e, her Omega wolf bristling.

e stumbled back, gasping. Before I could even process the movement, Evie grabbed my hair a

" Jessenia

ne wall. I struggled, but as a Wolfless,

olds of her silk dress, she pulled out a pair of heavy, iron

the cold tip of the shears down my cheek. "With your perfect little face and you

or sharpened my mind into a lethal blade. I didn't struggle. I

voice barely audible over

ssing the tip harder.

you went through last night," I breathed. "And I know you aren't the

impered, instantly recognizing the fatal danger of her secret. If Jaren found out she was actively

mbled violentl

nia snapped, her

sed. "But, Jessenia

ked, shoving Evie toward th

ent the door clicked shut, Jessenia dropped the she

the throbbing in my cheek, "I will march straight to the Alpha S

t heaving with terror, before

. Jaren had smelled me this morning. It was only a matter of time before his beast put the pieces together. I