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andle. I moved softly over the wooden floorboards, my slip

y were kissing with desperate hunger. Kaelen pulled back, gasping for air. "You went too far," Kaelen grow

ho cares what they talk about?" she purred. "The blind girl c

aning in to bite

en. When infused with a drop of magic, it records the light and sound of the world around it. I squeezed the crystal and pushed a tiny pulse of m

d, I knew it had captured enough. I

to restock wine, I slipped through the servant's exit, blending in with the loadi

g Kaelen had forged from the metal that burned him, just to prove his love. I stared at it for a long moment, then slowly closed my fist. With a surge of my awak

dried flower, every gift he had ever given me felt like an insult in my hands. I cast th

hair messy and his shirt unbuttoned. He was covered in sweat and the

che," I said smoothly, staring at the wall.

walked over and kissed the top of my head. "

terrible peace. I smiled when he sp

window. Kaelen read the note and sighed. "I must go inspect the

parchment. "Before you go, Alpha," I said softly. "The

act. An ancient, magical contract that permanently c

chment. As his hand reached for it, I pushed a tiny pulse of my White Wolf magic into the paper, a subtle suggestion wove

at the bottom of the page. "Buy whatever you need, my love," he said, tossing a

sometimes wore over my eyes. I let them fall to the floor. I placed the signed Severance Pact and the Memory Crystal side by si

amp. He stormed through the muddy tents, barking orders and searching for Sele

he castle... I saw the Luna just now. She... she wasn't using her cane. Sh

s ago. The day he had taken Selena on the Luna's bed. Panic explode