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n medical station for a quick checkup before re

gave out. I slid down against the wood, my chest heaving

in front of me, holding a porcelain cup of warm herba

ust now," he said, his little brows knitted together with the

owed the pills with the warm tea, crouch

ion. You're alwa

e low table, slipped his hands into his suit poc

e you planning to hide the

inst his cheek. M

hat fro

he screen. An official declaration stamped in red ap

netic samples in storage. Donor 007 doesn't exist. Our b

fingers twisted the hem of my trench

ear-old children that a drugged, humiliatin

fa and ran over to hug my leg, t

at why he never came to see us, and

cheeks felt like an invisible hand reaching into my

ulled both children tightly into my arms,

ant you. You two are the most precious gifts the Moon Goddess has

shoulder and wrapped his sho

ze you, we don't need him. I'll hack the territory registry and fin

ips. I pulled back and gentl

Alpha. As long as you and your sister are

for a trusted elderly Omega nurse from Doyle's department to take the

omeone knocked polite

black-and-gold embossed envelope with the emblem of a roaring dire wolf on its s

aid, his posture rig

his collar. A private call from the Blackst

ale voice laughing on the other end. It was Estel Mosley, the notori

otent," Estel teased. "Now you've asked me to personally arrange an S-rank private house call at Kensington

l." Arjun's icy voice cu

comm-link and gestur

nal meridian consultation at Kensington Manor toni

roke the wax seal, and pulle

n my eyes landed on

ive hundred thousand top-gra

hands, searching the underground black markets and hiring top investigators would cost an as

k cardstock, its sharp corners diggin

he envelope, my ice-blue eyes hardening with resolve. "Tell your ma