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to my rooms, the morning sun casting

ntly behind me. She was a quiet girl, but

"Willow, do you think Lady

tfully. "She seemed very pleased,

she let on. She had clearly seen Beatrice's

phase of my plan. The welcome banquet, meant to

pers, I had to continue playing the part o

rd. It had to be played at t

d to purchase new herbs to replace what Benson had destroyed, and

phoned off by the Parrish and Haynes famili

lanning when a kno

Lady Faith," the servant announced, "the G

quill, my heart calm and st

rough the long, silent co

, looking out the window. The air i

nd curtsied

found among his belongings-a cufflink I had gi

signet ring. Where is it?" he asked, his voice low and tight, but I could hear the thread of uncertainty woven throu

usion. "Your signet ring? I don't know. Yesterday...

Alondra, a subtle remin

had spent the night having the entire estate searched, interro

powerful wolf pressure washed over me, but it felt unfocused, mor

clenched my jaw and stood my ground. My soul

mbling. "Benson, are you accusing me of stealing your

I was the wounded party, the

sobbed. "It's so important to y

perspective, what could a weak, lovesick Omega possibly

ered. Maybe he ha

my internal smirk and let my expre

f. I placed it gently back on his desk. "Regardless, the welcome banquet is soon. As your mate, I

ed partner, putting the family's honor above my own hu

utralized him, buying me the pre