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reen to signal that Leo's fever had broken, the firs

wake all night. As I walked into the master bathroom to splash co

bile rose up my throat. I dry-heaved into the basin, my

mirror, my fingers slowly drifting d

dden sensitivity to smells.

struck me like a physical

ess female bearing an Alpha's child would be stripped of all rights and treated as nothing more than an incu

ter, pulled on an oversized trenc

d on the outer fringe of the territory, far beyond the pack's surveillance grid. I paid

crypted satellite phone vibrated in my pocket. T

and answered. "Chlo

he only one who knew the true identity b

ith excitement. "A direct request from the King's Domain. An ancient ceremon

e Moon Goddess relic f

ifically demanded our master restoration signature," Chloe explained. "The bo

sole disciple of Jacky Morrison, the continent's most revered master of ancient werewolf artifacts. My dorma

smit the high-res scans to my private termina

Blackstone security has been

my way," I said

driver to pick him up and bring him to the estate for further examination. Now

board overhead flickered to a live broadcast. Andrew appeared on the screen, looking impeccably sha

elebrating Omega Star's Birthday, the b

gling excitedly. "Alpha Andrew is so devoted to Ginger! That

ndow, cutting off their voices. The c

kstone Manor. The Gamma guards at the gatehouse gave my car

grand foyer. The maids in the hall went silent the

rcepted me with a practiced, superfici

o home," I said co

Arthur said, shifting his feet to block the corrido

els clicking sharply against the floor as I headed

ft, overly sweet voice drifted o

d the d

mited-edition robotic mecha, while Leo sat quietly