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nside the hall, the shouting escalated to a

h to rattle the chandeliers. "You're actually bringing that filthy str

your m

ugh the doors. With it came a suffocating wave of an old Alpha's dominion, rolling t

blood of the Graves line!" Bart's voice was

s living as a shadow in this estate, I had never hear

back, her footsteps pacing wildly inside. "Dillan is your legitimate he

ing around with that low-born Gentry bitch!" Bart roared back. "What

my mouth. So even the old patriarch knew his pa

ia. "As long as I am the Luna of this house, that

cramped suddenly. My weight shifted, and the hard hee

t off as if someone had severed a wire

" Bart's voice boomed like

g hard, I pushed the heavy oak door open an

ed the rug. Near the fireplace stood Corene, her chest heaving, the heavy

nal low curtsy required of an Omega addressing pack leader

nd, her dark brown eyes lock

standing out there eaves

staring at the tips of my shoes to make myself look

ia

g her ringed hand to bring it crashing down across my cheek. "You sch

ft, and her sharp fingernails grazed the shell

hed a feral, bloodthirsty amber as she unleashed the full w

lab dropped onto the spine. My knees buckled instantly. I crashed down onto the m

h my jeans and deep into my flesh. I sucked in a sharp breath, biting my l

l back up with a cruel sneer. "Say one more word, and I'll have the finance

ent tremor ran through my frame, al

toward the bloodstained floor as my voice shook. "

ng her chin to kick at my hand, when th

s everyone yel

n wearing a designer tweed skirt, the row of diamond studs lining her left

s her eyes danced with malice. "Isn't this our pathetic sister-in-law who can't even k