ynn

nees faded from sharp pain to a dull, throbbin

nside me, snarling at the indign

. Mrs. Gable, the elderly head housekeep

ice trembling. "Let me get you

g the words, "Don't. She

he was too afraid to defy Belle's

. It was Belle. She held up her phone, the scr

I hear your mother is staying in the Pack's medical center? That rare lycanthr

d. My mother was

t," she said slowly, "he might decide that's an expense the Pack can no

shot through me. I bit the inside of my lip,

rs. "You dare touch her," I said, each wo

tent within it made Belle flinch and

hall doors were thrown o

ercloud on his face. He had j

the floor, and Belle, holding her phone

of professional concern. "Alpha. The Luna

ack to Belle. An unreadable anger simmered in the

s voice dangerously cold. "I told you to remind her of h

Alpha, I was only trying t

trics?" Garrison's voice dropped lower, colder.

ust have min

king now. "I...

er off. "Pack your things and

rted to me, filled with pure, unadulterated hatred, bef

lent again. Jus

me and held out

. I didn't ev

He grabbed my arm, y

me. I stumbled, a gasp escaping my lips a

dar filled my senses, but it was tainted. Underneath it was the

nearby pillar to hold myself up. My eyes were co

rossing his face. "I fired her for you. What more do you wan

," I said. "But without your silent permis

, dragging my numb legs, walked out of th

for the first time, he seemed to realize that something