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ne striking the floor tiles with a heavy thud. Across the hall, everyone-including arr

the room until his gaze locked onto me shi

s lingering high-ranking dominance making

fened as she forc

e just joking around

is that the Luna etiquette you learned for thirty years?" Cornelius barked. He turned his

could not openly defy the Chief Elder at a family banquet. He strode over to my corner

say it twice," he mut

oughly grabbed my wrist and yanked me up from the stool. His palm was burning hot, yet the touch brought none of the electric sparks fated

elashes to hide the dark glint in her eyes as

bring over a steaming bowl of toni

? Drink this while it's h

r, as the thick smell of meat and herbs hit my nose, my empty, traumatized stomach twisted v

eally can't keep

with veins. It looked like he assumed I was deliberately throwing a tantrum i

cooped up the boiling soup, and

nk it," he growled low e

ed my head away, tears of pain

id I

the polished wood table. Around us, several elders frowned and whispered ab

et ends here. Gerard, take your

my neck and dragged me out of the dining room into the dim side corridor. He slammed my back against the freezing stone wall. Pa

Grandpa's backing means I can't do anything to you?" He pinched my chi

ch had shifted into glowing golden w

you ever

as no warmth in the kiss, only brutal punishment and suffocating dominance. He pried my lips apart,

the private terminal in his suit pocket