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ister and a pure-blooded white wolf of the imperial line. The silver wolf guard st

th pure rage. She crossed the threshold with long, aggressive strides,

sive body directly between us, forming an impenetrable

r teeth bared as she glared past his shoulder, l

breathing into a steady rhythm to reel in the scent of white te

His voice dropped to its usu

n. This is between

ter laugh, pointing a trembli

Now Mother stands accused of trying to poison the King and rots in

om behind Deacon's back, meeting the f

on her, Princes

disgusting lies?" Jaelyn growled, a pale, ghostly silhou

the room, making my legs tremble, but I dug my fingers in

arked, his voice b

stant, instantly smothering Jaelyn's pressure an

tep, hurt and disbelief flash

oodline to suppr

in he was under. He was caught between his family's honor and the in

liberate step forward, exposing myse

, keeping my posture straight and my voice completely steady. "But the real culpr

er leather breastplate, her ex

lame some nameless maid t

without a second of hesit

like an iron anvil dro

his dark hair whipped across his brow,

ond before letting out

ip that hypocrite like a god. You expec

Wolfe had once run-far too deep for simple words

pronouncing every syllable with sharp precision. "He has also

Jaelyn's face shattered completely. Haven was the empire's Gamma

roared, her contro

lunging straight at me with her curved c

try to dodge. I knew someone i

ght Jaelyn's wrist mid-air, the sheer force of the bloc

tching her numbed wrist, her

ping into a dark, terrifying register as he s

had bought my first sliver of surv

hrill, piercing sound of an eagle-bone whistle sliced

ency summons signal of the Alpha King, meaning the royal d