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t, only to stop with a feigned jolt of surprise. Jena was fran

hat did you do?" she hissed

to rage. She pointed an accusing finger. "You

t, wide-eyed innocence. "I only complimented

Kaden crawled out, his face streaked with tears and grime. In

nst

white. She knew what it wa

ulder against the door. It didn't bu

oor. The sight inside was one of beautiful devastation. The moonstone wolf lay

and flying to my mouth. I stumble

I let my voice trail off,

the disaster. But my foot "caught" on the edge of the Pe

fully choreographe

It landed directly on the largest, sharpest piece of the sha

ime. Pain, white-hot and imme

ly, crimson against the

ed, frozen by the s

the wall. It wasn't a button for the maids. It was a direct line to the office of Frank Hicks, the head b

ho could execute the

d, moving with a speed that defied his s

against the wall, cradling a bleeding hand. Then his gaze fell on the shattere

c mask, hardened into an

here?" His voice wa

omehow implicated me. But Kaden, terrified and overwh

ed to paint.

sion cut through a

The guardian who fails to restrain their offspring, resulting in the desecratio

it was an accident!

e. He turned to the warriors. "Escort Mrs. Ellis to the front courtyard. S

d for the most grievous of

er eyes burning with a venomous hatr

my side, fussing over my hand with a first-aid kit. I leaned against

preserving the scene. He then turned to me, his

d. I will summon the

l windows of the hallway, I could see Jena being

p thrill wen

move. A c

he immutable force of pack law, and the looming threat of the Elders. He wo

jury. I played my part perfectly, the frightened, wounded Luna,

ll, steady ache. It wa