GREGOR

I felt none of its warmth. I hadn't slept. The memories of a life

oman looking back was young and beautiful, b

made a beeline for my bed. It was his usual tactic

ng grounds to watch the Pack warriors. A privilege f

atching him in the

confused. "Momma?" he asked, his voice soft, but his

scattered across the floor. "Clean them up you

like that. His lower lip began to tremble

eye level. "In the Conley household, the first thing a five-year

ally chill him. He forgot to cry, just

rontation, crept over, c

out of the bedroom. It was the first time I had eve

the butler, Edwin Foster, directing

Luna. The Alpha has gone to the northern territories

ile touched my lips. I knew exactly

lled out my chair. The breakfast spread

of the table, my eyes sweeping ove

ud, but it cut through the morning q

una? The Elders typically only c

e calm and steady. "It's

ped the bomb. "I, Aleah Gregor

ead silence. Every servant froze, th

inst her Alpha mate? It was unheard of. A scandal of e

a... do you... do you know what you're sa

sfying confirmation. It amplified the gravit

ly. Get Cassius on his communicator. Tell him that if he doesn't want the entire Alliance t

ass.' Edwin flinc

ius's number. As the call connected, his face flushed with a mixture of panic and embarrassment. He lowe

hissed something into the device, then

rned and walked into the formal sittin

. He would come back for

iting to personally sever

e faint sounds of my children