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id not appear again, but meals and fresh clothes were left ou

in. I pushed open the door to my room, a

on of Serrano Castle. Hiding was not a solution. Gabrie

appened" to run into Lady Eleanor Serrano-the matriarch of the family and m

me in-or rather, taken me as a trophy. She was my guardian in

concern, her wide, watery blue eyes filled with "worry." "Adelaide! O

ing to grab my hand. I

ession was not

he Hughes pack fell, she saw a chance to humiliate me-to break the daughter of he

foul she'd stepped in, her eyes cold.

gaze calmly. "Lady Serrano, I

angry. My cousin must be in shock; that's why she's talking nonsense." She turned to me, her voice drippin

"Frostfang Gamma," convincing everyone that she, an Omega who could barely hol

long. "I went where I nee

ng figure in the distance-Warren Finch. He had

nd resentment, which was quickly replaced by terror. He o

aps you can explain to Lord Finch why y

e. In the past, I would have panicked.

icking Gabriel's own. "Lord Finch?" I looked at t

ep forward. Just one step. It was enough to make Fi

Carlee was still performing. "Cousin, how can you

humorless sound. "I'm not the

oncerned about me, why don't you first explain why the tea in my room contained 'Moonligh

. "I... I don't know wha

not only are you unrepentant, but now you dare to slande

ey didn't dare get close. The Shadowguard sto

ard who rushed to Eleanor's side

ud. She shot me a look so hateful

Take her to her room and keep her under watch! I don

e. He hadn't appeared himself, but

guards, but this time, they kept their dista

on, locking me away again. They had n

A stage being set for the "judgment" to come. An