a P

nda stared excitedly at the television screen, where a fleet of

oud voice boomed ac

Holden Estate to formally present the betrotha

ged toward Brenda to grab the

n the TV of

de open, her gaze locked onto the screen where Emilee, dress

ile

ush herself up from the pillows, jerking her arm so

pressed her frail shoulders d

ote just went into your vei

s turned bright red as thick tears

ng into the Burnett Pack, yet she won'

crushed my lungs, and I wrapped my arms t

with the pack ceremony today.

st my collarbone, her fingers

n out of the pack house back then, my poor Emilee wou

irt while a cold, bitter fire burned in my stomach. Even when I was the one selling

television off and muttered u

ens... how can two sisters live

ed my mother's back in silence for thirty straight minutes until exhaustion an

ed up, my legs feeling like they were filled with lead as I walked

my heavy head and saw my best friend, Maya Hayes, hurryin

t the thermoses down on the bench and dropped

god, what hap

the tears I had held back all morning finally

he antidote, but I feel like

rcely, her voice thick

s you got the money, Aunt

rewed one of the thermoses and han

s hot. Your face is whit

ew warm mouthfuls down my throat, letti

into her sandwich. "That two-faced snake Emilee actually climbed into Alpha Burnett's

ashes to hide the truth I could never tell her-th

as long as she stay

owl aside, I glanced bac

ow and had a complete breakdown. Her only ob

cowled

with Emilee? If you go to the Holden Estate to ask her, th

h, my hands balling into

spital room once so my mom doesn't give up on her treatme

nd scrolled through the private dark

ay night. The Burnett family wouldn't tolerate an uneducated Luna-the Alpha's off

glowing on Maya's screen, my finge

ide University on Monday ni