ra

ir thick with the scent of expensive incense and the un

tray of silver goblets. The metal felt ice-cold agai

e Northern Alpha. She wore a dress of midnight blue, her he

rous red. The jealousy radiating from him was a palpable thing,

a blur. He strode across the hall, his

fingers digging into my

ent. I felt the eyes of

and unrelenting. He didn't care about the whisp

ve. By publicly degrading me, he was signaling to the rival Alphas that I was wo

nd up my spine, a tidal wave of authority that forced my body t

her that he didn't care, and I

elf from the humiliation. This was jus

thout a second glance. He walked toward the balcony,

d made my way toward the back exit. I

he moonlight casting long, ja

umbled over the edge of the stone embankment, la

biting sting of silver ore. I gasped, trying to

the moonlight reflecting off her pa

, a small, satisfied sm

y lungs burning, my vision b

ithin my chest. The mysterious energy surged through my veins, forcibly pushing t

hands grabbed me, hauling me onto the wet g

ess took me was a cold certainty: my sister had just made her fi