na's

, an unexpected event disrupted m

g eyes as every bully I'd ever known, arrived at m

behind. She had always been a staunch supporter of

ocking curtsy. "Our Lady Elenore sends these. She says thank you for your 'gene

ide were all the personal items I h

A pair of wolf-shaped cufflinks I had saved for months to buy. Even

ast life's foolish devotion. Now, Elenor

was telling me that everything I ha

ready to lunge forward, bu

ozen lake. The old me would have sha

e combat tunic, my fingers tracing the

ed a smirk, thinking I was

miled faintly. "Please th

anishing as my eyes turned to ice,

was slightly taller than me

t silenced the corridor. "Please tell me, according to Pack law, wh

this question. "You... you are still the

ants. "Which means I am still the future lady of this esta

er, but their silenc

e future Luna's personal property, and has it delivered by a ser

d white. She finally re

And you, a mistress's maid, dare to be insolent

a flicker of hesitation, sla

Everyone, including Livia, stared in s

her eyes wide with disbel

s, what is the punishment for insubordination?" I ask

"Twenty... twenty lashes, an

l spare you the whip. Now get out. Go back and tell your mistress that I have received her 'gratitude.' And rem

and burn it. Leave nothing." These things were my

, and Rose was dragged off. Mrs. Gable stood f

t just going to leave. I was going to a place where I c

cess Theodora's palace