a Simo

ed my mind, and opened a gap in my mental barrier. A voice immediatel

riend and a pack warrior. Within the same pack, wolves communicate straight through t

tonight," I sent back to calm her down,

to a business dinner tonight-he went to the hotel to meet that two

ipped the wooden railing so hard my knuckles turn

ed under his cedarwood scent earlier. It was the ma

my lower lip and asked through

in the Cloud Coast Hotel basement garage with

of shame washed over me, and I knew I coul

the hall to the study door, and

man sat behind his wide mahogany desk holding a cup

hout knocking?" He snapped, letting out

ght in the air, I straightened my back, walked up t

ght," I said, keeping my voice level. "He asked both o

rrowed his eyes, a dangerous ligh

long what the elder said, Boss." I said the word 'B

elling like someone else's perfume again, I'm afraid Grandfather

t as he gripped the teacup, the hot liquid

ng across the desk toward me. "You've grow

ropping despite myself. "I'm just asking. Please. On

full seconds. Finally, he slammed the teacup onto th

nched teeth. "I will be there tomorrow night, so y

ed my eyes and turned to l

lying on the corner of his desk, with Keshi

t for Blackstone's luxury jewelry lin

would rather hand the pack's best resources to

y, and pulled the heavy door shut behind

wall, I felt all the strength drain from

e red bruise around my wrist-the

ow at the end of the hall, carrying a sharp, wild