ne Co

e a riding outfit of dark green. The cut was sharp and practical,

out of the carriage like a conquering gener

head high. The two guards at the main door exchang

oice uneasy. "The Alpha has giv

Just looked. The silence stre

and dangerous. "Or are you going to explain to your

as standing behind me with a face like stone. The guard

another word, my boots ec

ather, Pack Alpha Harding Wallace, and my stepmot

s hand on the table, his voice a roar. "

nt to bring me to my knees. My legs buckled. I caught mys

to crawl, to beg. Instead, I stood there, gripping the

down on my shoulders like a physical weight. My kne

than that," I said, my v

his eyes. Respect. Or

yes with a silk handkerchief. "Oh, Adeline, how could you be so th

nmoved by Harding's pressure, and lo

. "Or worried I might have ruined your precious mar

"Insolence! You fled the Prince's manor, shamed your m

"Father, are you mistaken? I

found my fiancé with my dear sister. Te

arily speechless.

Ainsley being foolish. How could you take i

you seem so concerned for Ainsley. Anyone who didn'

illegitimate Ainsley, but was now forced

ardless of the circumstances, you should not have run!

surd joke in the world. "You want me to apologize

a trembling finger at me. "You ungratefu

flinching. "Pack Alpha? You s

protect his own daughter, who only knows how to use her

through his fake persona of a c

rage, raising his

You had better think carefully. I am still, officially, the Prin

He held it there for a long momen

g his arm. "Harding, you can't gi

his voice rough. "

her walk in he

arked, and Ginny flin

broken only by Ginny's stifled so

. "I didn't come ba

hem both, my expr

k to take w

is voice bitter. "What could

the laws of this kingdom, a daughter inherits her mother's estate upon re

fused and wary. Ginny's face had go