ena

rom the shadows of

lla and chemical floral perfume. Up close, I caught it-a faint, wild undertone beneath the arti

thing else. Something old. Something that made my Omega

nia said softly, tilting her head. "Run into

used to show weakness in front

my voice a carefully constructed wall against the wind. "I

t a small, e

s attention back?" she asked. Her sweet

a step cl

as stood in front of the Elders. He fought the oldest, most po

eart of the Pack. To remove

e," Sonia smiled proudly. "

lied evenly. "Take good care of

her and walked away

before the pressure in m

dripped down

my hand. In the dim light of the

he sluggish liquid, a faint, pulsing white lumines

eathing heavily. The silver was e

myself back to m

pain in my bones was like being c

iling, my mind dri

g. Silas had gone against all

ses. We hated artificial, chemic

a to fill his car, his clothes, and hi

lf to endure the pain,

was over. An Alpha would only suppress h

ng human painkillers

d me into a dee

past. Maya was on

e Packhouse. Maya lifted her tiny head and

p, joyful sound. He wrapped his

e whispered in my dream.

shattered

ning light was shining wea

ead and cough

horribly in the sunlight. And there it was again-that faint whi

. The Moon Goddess was

ashed my face, brushed my hair,

rritory and found a sm

hair and looked at the

the large, black-and-white portrait with

e towering glass buildin

rtment. I signed the final papers

all and knocked on

a calm voic

he door an

our Pack. He was a Beta, the secon

o my close

work. His sharp brown eyes imm

ent of fresh rain and parchment

and placed a sealed brow

my will. I am leaving this territ

the envelope,

h. "I need you to handle m

ope, but he did not open it. Instead, he looked a

tly. "Tell me everythi

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