ey

cells, and the screaming faded away. Kandi, sobbing and cradling her fractured arm, was hauled to her feet by t

e looked at me, and for the first time, I saw something new i

s sentenced to twenty lashes for her crimes. All her personal assets will be confiscated by the p

a," I said, my voice soft b

"It was not purchased with their funds. It was bought using the wages Jace earn

idered this. It was true. A warrior

scated by the pack. It rightfully remains Jace's property. And as hi

agnanimously. "I only wish to retrieve what belong

cting a respected pack warrior's rights.

to Jace. You may move in immediately. I will assign tw

blessing. I took a deep breath, letting the crisp air fill my

ories, I saw her. Tammy Frye,

gaze darting back and forth between me and the

like prey caught in a hunter's crosshairs

er, looking at her with

ny malicious intent. She wore her heart on her sleeve, a

e my things from the dorms to Jace's h

linking the few remaining coins inside. "I'll

was a fortune for a bottom-tier girl like her

rted out, the eagerness in her

yes and ears in the Omega camp. And Tammy-greedy, tra

ctly as I suspected, tucked beneath Kandi's mattress, I found a small wooden lockbox containing Jace's service medals and a stack of

er belongings. My hand paused o

Murray. We were younger then, our arms thrown ar

... I sneere

faked drowning to lure me into the river, only to hold my head underwater,

d in, playing the comforting angel to Jace, while simultaneously spreadi

e frame so tightly my

pristine house, I counted out ten silver coi

ou know where to find me," I t

astically, her loy

ver to the fireplace. Without a second of hesitation,

es of the picture, curling our smi

nemy

s already i