ne Co

of the palace when I heard th

footstep

ow who it was. The sickening scent of p

eath. "You again? Do you have nothing better

ession a mixture of anno

a mess, her silk robe hastily rearranged. The mask of gentlene

ith fake concern. "The Prince told you t

"Somewhere you're no

grier," Ainsley said, her false sincerity grating on my nerves. "As your sister, I

ong moment. Then I let

th disbelief. "You spread your legs for my fiancé on my wedding night

She gave a subtle nod to the guards. They stepped f

sonal guards, Gamma-level warriors. A drugged

n't a nor

ngles, momentum, and precision did. These Gamma guards were used to overwhelming oppon

"Be a good girl, sister. Come back with me. Maybe His

nd. "Ainsley, do you know wh

d, caught

said slowly. "You think you can speak for th

ly she could hear. "You are a bastard, Ainsley Wallace. A wh

eepest, most shameful secret. While many knew

shattering completely. "Seize

ards reach

ding coat and closed around a thin, cold object. A silver needle. Standard o

heel, driving my elbow into his solar plexus with every ounce o

e front of his tunic, and slammed my forehead into the bridge of his nose. Cart

ped. She had expected a helpless Omega

the distance between us in two strides and

A short, sharp scream w

e across her skin. It wasn't deep

stagger back, her hand f

ice quiet and lethal, "and the

her mouth sh

ard the gate, my back s

nraged, tear-filled scream. "G

ape to chase anyone. I d

eir balance, and coming after me. Their footsteps pounded a

The drug was still a weight in my veins, my legs threatening t

it of armor standing in an alc

inst it with every last

rrow corridor. Plates of steel scattered across the floor, creating a wall

g as they fought through the mess. In the distance, Ainsley

two word

di

shadows of the garden. I had to get to

at the brightly lit building. A single thought burned in my mind: Angelo. Ainsley.