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y title was stripped away

ery servant in the mansion t

mate and future Luna. He announced their wedding plans, de

I know a

st, he returned with three guards to

ped room in the servants

work with the servants," he told me, his

I stood among the staff a

pitying glances, but

Alpha's Luna. Just

stelle singled me out from the crowd

ffered a stiff bow

unted, cupping a hand to her ear, wai

her what she wanted. "Yes,

t smile. "Good. Now get out of my sight

out sparing Argon a single glance. I couldn't bear

l together for Estelle, just

t to the living room. Estelle and Argon were lounging

lpha title; he'd also taken over the famil

rocketed. They were in the middle of celebrating hi

ld retreat. She demanded I stand

a single bite, Estelle violently spa

at was wrong, Estelle lunged to her feet and slapped me h

e shrieked. "Are you

e put in the food, my love?" he demanded, his

Instead, she grabbed the hot pla

It burned like fire, and I scrambled to wip

hing edible, you filthy an

the mess off the floor and my clot

hallway when my wolf hearing p

lly in the food

giggled. "I just wanted to p

hrough the hall. They had no

d she'll have no choice but to pack

I gripped the dirty plate until my knuckles

made it their mission to turn my lif

me a single mom

did, and Estelle was always righ

conveniently went missing,

ing me out onto the streets, unti

rvant murmured, head bowed. "I saw

stelle snapped, her face flu

covered smoothly, his cold gaze sliding right

hey were doing, but I

I dragged myself back to my cramped room and collapsed onto

ake their bullying anymore. The pain was breaking me. But beneath

mbling with rage. "You killed the only happiness I had. No more. I won't let you treat me like a fool. Y

Brielle." Bane'

e from inside my head. It

eyes, and gasped. My wolf was standing right

what you want," she purred. "But only if you are ready

pushed myself up to

of suffering I'd endur

your kindness for this. There is no returning to your old

the last of my sobs. "I don't care about being kind, lo

back into a cunning, wolfish grin. "Maybe t

xt, she lunged, surging into my

he impact. I could feel her essence weaving through my

w." Bane's voice echoed, lou

ked mirror on the wall. My eyes wer

to feel, a rush of raw, unadult

e in my life, I f