a P

sucked in a deep breath of rainy air, sprinted three steps forward, a

d into my palms, warm blood mixing with the rainwater, yet I pul

und, sending mud flying across my hem just as two patroll

ke one more step and

ck, dead branch off the decorative bus

ut of

the side and whipped the heavy wooden branch across the back of his k

aside, I marched straight up the marble steps to the main m

of the room, my father Archibald nearly spilled his coffee, while my stepmother Florinda G

, his face turned livid, and he slammed hi

ho gave you permission t

in front of the table, cold rainwater dripping f

thousand dollar

her eyes dripping with scorn as the former mistress who

enough last night? What, Alpha Bur

er, my fists clenching tig

th. That money is to

any lower-ranking wolf in the same pack to submit instantly. Crushing spiritual weight slammed

ne

olf bloodline dormant in my veins surged to life-a rare, direct lineage from the Moon Goddess that o

eyes as he stared at an "inferior

manicured finger at my face

on this trash? Call the gua

he hotel keycard from my pocket and s

ut? Go rig

oking straight into

ole world that the woman who slept in Eben Burnett's bed last n

face, and he lunged forward a step, his

ouldn'

t flinching. "If my mother dies today, I swear I'

azine slipped from her fingers and hit the floor, her

o my cold eyes, he ground his teeth, yanked a checkbook from his inne

ed it into a tight ball, and

your half-dead mother,

calmly, picked it up, smoothed out the creases to verify the three-hun

I looked at the two of t

dn't beg me to stay in

front doors. Just as my boot crossed the thresh

Cara. You only exist t

beat and glanced b

ay her shadow never

t steps onto the gravel driveway just as a convoy of black bu

he side of the drive. As the lead Maybach glided past me with its rea