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n ye

fe. Seven years of existing in the g

rl was gone, replaced by a young woman who

n the Pack's infirmary by the waters of the blessed spring. I

nd intense, making my skin prickle. Other times, weeks would pass where he t

ut I was not

gh a rose stem was a satisfying sou

r Pack's most honored 'gu

stood with her two cronies, her arms crossed, a sneer on her face. As Everet's

n trimming a dead leaf. S

snatched the tray I had prepared for Clara, my

," Rochelle sneered. "Serving o

d react, she

poured over the

my arm. I bit back a cry, my hand i

et her see it. The ice in my eyes.

n her own anger surged. "What are you looking at? Y

w up, ready

as caugh

said. "The Alpha doesn't permit

ame trembling but her grip

t away from me. This isn't over." She shot m

with tears as she saw the angry red burn

?" she whispered, dabbing a soothing

here," I said softly, "fighting back

ghest window in the west tower. Everet's window

I still couldn'

echoing in my mind-"This isn't over." She was never the type to let things go. In the darkness, I sensed something shifting deep within my bo