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he hallway beyond my ward, each

an with short, sharp hair ent

oyal subordinate and the finest Beta intelligen

she saw what had happened to m

dropped to one knee. Her voice shook as she mutte

I had, I shook my head and

." Elianna clenched her teeth, and hatred blazed in her eyes as she added, "I believed

ile a heavy pain throbbe

he had still betrayed me without hesitation. Not even t

to get it?" I

nna reached inside her coat and

gentle glow as pure as moonli

oon Tear, the heirloom m

t around my neck. "That fool never understood what it was truly worth. She only kept it because she found

and the bond carried in my blood stirred awake.

and forced myself upright, even as my reo

moved to block our path th

d us to keep Luna Ser

reached into her pocket and revealed a black

he crowded hallw

color draining from his fa

Alpha, but no one could mistake that badge. It granted t

the werewolf underground trade, private mercenary force

nclaw Pack lacked even the sli

na snapped. "Does anyone here

found the cou

d between them. With every step, I moved farther away fro

armored SUV sto

watched the city streets fade into streaks beyond the win

stepfather had thrown out, and I had barely

rapped me with nowhere left to run, and the

ned to pass by and chase

repay the life I owed him. Along with me came a vast supply of resources. I helped h

ndant at my throat, and a bitter

ou with our child's death and more Guil

he rearview mirror as I continued in a low vo

w played on the telev

nd spoke eagerly into the camera. Her hand kept b

said with a proud smile. "It symbolizes the

studied her smug face on th

ianna lightly to

xpression changed completel

denly poured from the brilliant necklac

rang throughout t

Once Elianna activated it from a distance, the device instant

her throat while the burning pain twisted he

and fought to rip the necklace from her neck. The spra

ad against the window, and gazed at the

the beginning

, Layla, and the pack. I would dest

s only gett