Carli

r as every wealthy socialite in Silver Moon Cout

Her voice dropped to a venomous whisper, "Vivian! Don't forget I'm your best friend! You always

m my pocket, wiped the spot she'd touched

ed sigh. "I'm sorry, Chloe. I'd love to help you, but I'm only a junio

. "That's a lie! How could the heiress of the Car

ard as tempered steel. "Since you care so much about upper-class status, why don't we

esigner jacket she had discarded on the velvet sofa,

runway jacket is stitched with cheap synthetic nylon thread, and the emb

d in with narrowed eyes. Within seconds, they covered their

o wonder I smelled pungent artificial rose chemicals the second she walked in!

aking as if she had been stripped naked on the ma

and flagged for collection last month. You couldn't scrape together three thousand dollars if you emptied your pockets, yet you had th

erupted into open, mocking laughte

l climber pretending to b

own on the emergency security button beneath

single thread of the arctic snow-wolf silk gown, our legal department will sue you for full restitutio

ng muscles marched out from the back hall, formi

terror and humiliation drove Chloe completely out

oe shrieked, her hair coming undone in messy tangles. "

ivian, you pathetic wolfless freak! You couldn't even shift at eighteen! Declan do

okers exchanged shocked glances, thrilled that a bill-dodgin

er, watching her dig her own grave wi

ragging her into the changing room, the boutique's hea

pt into the room, carrying an absolute Alpha's Comman

s chain, and a hairline crack spread across the glass of the ce

he haughty noblewomen, felt their knees buckle in genetic terror. T

aring a tailored black cashmere overcoat, his amber eyes g

te enforcers who fanned out and locked down the Si

old sweat soaking through his suit jacket, dropping into a

ngle glance. His bottomless amber eyes cut s

every step he took towar

er on her knees, and her panicked eyes suddenly

ed her arm free, crawled half a step across the marble toward Axel

she released a pathetic puff of rose scent. "I am Declan's true mate... Vivian

g down at the groveling woman at his feet a

w tighten. Given his temper, Chloe was lu

ip into a cruel, icy arc, and his deep voice