ey

was freezing t

of a pack trial. I stood alone on one side of the vast, circular room, my hands r

s if sensing the gr

ck with silver chains. The bleeding on his face had stopped, leaving a grotesque, sw

Beside her stood her mate-Jace's adoptive father, Judd Fr

. "Kandi Bradley," he began, his voice echoing in the silent hall. "You have been s

e for the first time, her eyes wide with theatrical disb

wn chest. "Why would I ever harm my own daugh

calculated sorrow. "I have been anticipating this pup more than anyone! I raise

utrage! Casey, you ungrateful wretch! Kandi has done nothing

The pack members who had previously looked a

ng sharply through her fake sobs. "Tel

t Wayne a subtle

a split second before his gaze hardened. He raise

ightly slurred. "She invited me! We

p sucked the air

" she shrieked, clutching her chest as if in physical pain. "Now

lips smoothly. "I've seen you and Wayne sneakin

jumped up from the benches. "I saw her! I saw Casey going into the woods by

d this pack! Beta Clayton, I demand she be stripped of her rank! We must ba

e murmurs. The eyes staring at me were no longer c

had been twisted from th

cold smile gr

ou done with your performance? Because if yo