HIE

ing on re-treating my wound properly. She ran cold water o

the Alpha!" Clara insisted, her

l him what? That his cousin is cruel? He already knows

l silent. She knew I was right. Everet

appened

brow furrowed as he looked at my hand. He wa

val clear. He retrieved a stronger salve

lted slightly, as if catching a scent.

low and serious. "Have you bee

kled down my spin

g a fresh bottle of calendula tincture from the apo

looked at me, the

Dr. Julian set down th

so close to an Alpha of Everet's power-it will accelerate

t me like a

of pity, "is an irresistible siren's call to an Alpha. Everet

ty, not just in name, but

like it was cl

hese are suppressants. But they may not be strong eno

tion. The angry red burn on one hand,

e two hands wrapped around

ot let th

y memory. The reins of fate m

myself small and invisible-it wasn't so I co

r in my eyes was replaced

Before the Heat to

e all those years ago. Tucked away in the lining of an old travel cloak, I

ma

t again. He stood before me,

ommand in his voice so powerful it vibrat

eat. The heat inside me was stro

nning ou

room, my expression more seri

my voice steady.

the estate, and marked in faint red ink was a line lead

ret p

," I told he