ne

floor. "She says this Lucian is an old friend, but whe

She walked forward with slow, hesitant steps,

nd pulled out a dark green jade p

g perfectly. "But I cannot let my Alpha be deceived. I found this pendant i

throat, his pupils contracting violently in the dim light, his dry e

g finger at the stone. "That is your late fat

nder. The name 'Lucian' has been carved into it. She

. Stealing from a fallen warrio

he took the jade pendant from Serena's han

er tone neutral. "The edges of the lett

step closer to Serena,

endant in my room, Serena?" I de

er for protection. "I... I don't re

essed, not letting her brea

It was... the seventh of la

was a cold, d

was locked in the Obsidian Pack's underground dungeon. Alpha Xander put me there himself for three days bec

e Serena had cried and claimed I threatened her. He had chosen to believe her tears over my words. A flicker of something passed across his face-memory, pe

gallery began to

with sour fear. "I... I meant the

e western city gate, picking up medicine for the pack elder

of her bones hitting the flagstones sharp and ugly in the sudden quiet

acred vow known to our kind. To lie un

r and wrapping his arms around her trembling shoulders.

violently. Fresh blood seeped into my bandages. The

echoed from the heavy double

Beta male strode in. He wore a dark leather c

y family caravan

center of the hall and b

d I have brought the merchant guild's official ledger, sealed with fire w

to Fiona. Then, he turned to look at t

ut a loud, b

rn script. Our caravan, and my own family, only use the ancient northern runic script

ed into loud chatter.

around the room. She realized the

room. "It... it wasn't me! It was a maid! A low-ranking Omega

rward, my shadow f

of this maid, Sere

. The pressure of the entire

reamed out in pani

se he had known, deep down, that Serena was capable of this, and he had chosen to ignore every warning sign. He didn't care who was lyi