enne

opened, Dayana spran

n the floor and ran toward the other end of the corridor. Her heels

I was and wa

gallery. She glanced at me, her gaze pausing for a moment on my

emn than before. "The Elders have left. Th

, Housekee

anners and silver beast horns hung on both sides-what the King Pack had collected over centur

s walkin

a black walnut door an

mmanding female voi

tha stepped aside an

n the stone hearth. The smell of dried chamomile, aged

lver hair was braided into a crown, and she held a silver eagle-head cane. Her

former Luna made t

ds from her chair, knelt on one knee,

ienne Harrison gre

cane on the floor

My honey-amber eyes met hers, my expressio

face, her hand tig

Her cobalt eyes widened,

he said low, her voice sha

ze swept to my neck and stopped on the pure

her eyes, "that my grandson k

re cra

s. His silver fever turns him into a beast. You went into his room and came out still b

pha King had a high fever, and he had drunk a great deal. I only staye

y said. A wolfless servant breaks a pureblood Alpha's

et in my sleeve and took out the folded white s

the firelight caught th

the satin with trembling hand

, her withered fingers

l..." she

d my

eped into the fabric, pressing down the smell of my own blood and leaving only his. However s

night. The Matriarch wanted evidence, not an autopsy. She would not try to determine where this blood had actually

e cloth for a moment. Then she r

sm

e years that stubborn wolf locked himself in the dark, and the whole council was whispering that my

spersed in an instant, repl

ed at me again. The suspicion was gone; wha

candidates could not." Her voice rang with a

nd uphold the Pack's honor." I p

women." Eleanor nodded and turned

Matr

with the private geothermal baths, is hers. Raise her daily allowance to the s

forward a sandalwood chest. The lid opened to reveal rows of glowing

ve Ben a healthy pureblood heir, I will hand yo

to the Alpha, Matriarch

e Alpha endured a great deal last night and caught the morning chill. I have prepared a pot of re

That boy works himself to death. Having someone a

he guards and servants

had gone from kitchen maid to th

had not begun. Ben would