BEAUM

I crushed the berries and rubbed a small amount onto my temples. Within minutes, an an

cing my breathing to b

red to Lana. "

from the room, her cries for the

r knew: the Luna was

strated desire. He saw me lying there, seemingly on the ver

pened?" h

g her part perfectly. "She just col

ecades, but her loyalty lay with the traditions of the pack, not the whims of its current Alpha. She would

It appears to be an acute allergic reaction, accompanied by a

tt's face turned a shade of thunderous gray

was a grave taboo. It was a violation of our most sacred traditions, an

his eyes filled with suspicion. He kept reaching o

sured, feigning a deep, troubled sleep. He was wa

to use t

one of Daisey's maids came skidding i

master! He's burning with fev

from me, his "sick" wife, to the door, wher

as t

oft, pained moan, my hand weakly r

t..." I

ession a complex mixture of su

ic. "Alpha, please! You must come! T

cern for his son won out ov

after her," he grunted at Lana, then strod

apped open. They were clear and sharp.

" Lana began, her voic

ith a cold sneer. "And she's

ping fever, alarming but rarely fatal. She was exaggerating

child's side, not sending servants to

heart, winning her petty games was mor

hat fool, was

away, but leave enough in the vials to keep the scent i

ect distraction. It drew all the attention, all the fi

finances would be in ruins. Then we would see wh