Coole

slammed headfirst into

supported porcelain bowl flipped straight back in the air, dumping every

ng shriek, dropping to the marble fl

horror, while the terrified pup burst i

p on my black dress, watching Enid writh

rchief to wipe her blistered neck, but Enid

ned wide, allowing the concentrated Heat Inducer to

ing. Her eyes turned bloodshot and unfocused as the artificial

llar of her expensive gown, letting out shameless moans as she lunged across t

overing her eyes. "Is Madam Cooley going

shameless can t

et, threw it over Enid's half-torn dress, and bellowed at the guards, "Drag her ups

Enid out of the hall, I picked up a crystal glass of

loudly enough for the nearby Elders to hear. "The Co

erous hatred. Danae, her own dress still stained with cheap wine,

a complete laughingstock, the

he hall. For the past ten minutes, I had sensed a sharp, disciplined Beta presence watchi

ary slipped quietly through the c

ing you to the guest suite at the end of the second-floor hallway. He said he finally

ts? After tonight's humiliation, Jeremiah would never

my father Ean's disappearance

ing a three-inch mythic silver needle between

cond floor. Noticeably, the faint footsteps of that mysterious Beta observer from the corner

hed it open a crack, and stepped back with a bo

e threshold into th

behind my back, followed by the sharp cli

the air was suffocatingly thick with the sweet, nauseating stench of

remiah's scent

lunged straight at my throat, acco

walked right into m

I pivoted on my heel, dodging his ou

east, his eyes glowing a murky red in the dark room

p. "This room is pumped full of concentrated Heat incense! A defective wolfless freak like you has zero resi

at him like he was a dead man. "How much did Jeremiah

outh district as soon as I ruin you in front of the guests tonight

my eyes. Instead of dodging, I

t out like lightning, grabbed the collar of his shirt, and