lyn

ribs as I hurried to the gran

wasn'

xpression severe. I recognized her as Mrs. Gable, an Elder Matriarch of the McClure pack

expected, went through me. Of course h

McClure warriors carried a large

sonating with authority. "On behalf of Alpha Killian

rs opened

ead and stared. Martha clutched the back of a chair, her knuckles white. The servants who had gathered at the

woven from liquid moonlight. The moon-spun silk shimmered and flowed, c

th naked hunger. "The legends say only an Alpha Queen blessed by the Goddess herself is worthy to wear it. It's priceless. It's-" Her v

It seems you are not entirely ignorant, Miss Kent. Though I would advi

like a ghost in her own home. Even the servants were looking at her now-not with deference, but with so

In my past life, the dress the Royal family had bestowed upon Jasmine for

? Why would he

r stern expression softening almost impercepti

htly, a gesture of respect

ure pack deserves the best. All

uck me like a

your re

This was the language of devotion. A promise of

my careful calculations, I had not accounted for this. For him. For the way a single message from a m

ited in my mind, so powerful i

. could he

ave been r

the cold, calculating Alpha Killian to make such an extra

courtyard superimposed itself over the shimmering silk. His w

k the tears, forcing myself to remain composed. I exe

id, my voice steady despite the storm raging inside me. "Tel

e closest thing to surprise I suspected she ever s

d and departed with her escort, leaving th

e shrieked, her voice ugly with jealousy. "Why you? You're a wolfless nobody

hadn't meant to make. The servants exchanged

ne. "It seems, dear sister, that the Moo

ownership, of claim. "This gown was never meant for you. Nothing in this house was eve

, half scream-and fled the hall, her hurri

first glimmer of genuine fear. Not the fear of losing status or wealth. Th

ress. It was a signa

died on the Citadel walls, flickered back

im a signal in

ruth. And I would need to prepare something s