en

my fingers went numb, his

t," he

two grinding stones, ra

not pull back. I held his bloodshot g

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ugh his eyes, followed immedia

est heaving as he tried to push himself up on o

pure, heavy pressure e

ny lower-ranking wolf, compelling absolute obedience. The air in the small room insta

been forced to her knees,

hin me, locking my spine straight and absorbin

ce steady and clear. "I was brought here

falling violently. His fingers loosene

d and caught his massive, calloused palm in

aring shockwave throu

so hard a muscle twitched violently in his cheek. He tried

pple! A piece of rotting meat taking up space in a bed! I can't protect a Pack, and I ca

il he could see the absolute conviction in my eyes. "And you are not ro

ense cracking for a fraction of a second to

alls slamme

renching his arm back and shoving me a

s, my hip catching the e

his face sharply toward the wall, his broad

t. I did not push him any further. A wounded Alpha ne

ood," I said quietly, keeping my tone

of the room, pulling t

l P

h sounded like a guns

rom my body. My fingers dug violently into the coarse wool sh

still hangin

so clean, so intoxicating, that it made my b

d faintly from the abyss, its vo

squeezing my eyes shut as hot

nt she stepped into the room

the Moon Goddess was supposed to gra

as given

s charred black by rogue silver. When I couldn't even stand on my own

not aba

in my ears like

y wasn't she screaming? Why wasn't she runnin

did to a wolf. It didn't heal. It ate away at

vering my useless legs. I couldn't fe

less sob tore t

o led the vanguard, I would have locked her in my ar

orpse waiting

o make her hate me. It was the o