en

evil'

en pushed back inside his room. He hadn't done more

the darkness, I couldn't tell i

luck at appealing to The Devil's gentler side. He had to have a

ying to let out every bit of misery in me through my voice, my actions, my pr

jected, y

nything else unless I wanted to risk getting closer to him and his

ing day. That's how I got here. I was rejected by my mate because my sister made a better match than me. I dr

; I found the tears I had been faking were now really flo

sed to be ma

a broken whisper I

mily who bred true to their line. All their males had the deepest of black coats while all their females were the pu

e a better match? Do you

erking up from my hands as I strained my eyes

er and father. I'm---younger by a year. My older sister Helen is more beautiful. She's a Snow White with the pures

ugh to reject you for a sh

aid it made the log

at colors from the perspective he offered. Wa

white coat was as strong as a she-wolf could be while the addition of more colors to mak

whereas it took me over a minut

to her mate's aid in the span of

ttle meant the differenc

again. Did you

aid, confused by the questi

ove his wolf being the mate to yours? T

hy I was continuing to lie t

id you love ab

be allowed to go back home. If Alpha Justin didn't know my true name, he couldn't hunt me do

uld leave after my night with The Dev

a Tiger Lily is a shame on our House. My mother hates looking at me. She makes me dress in a maid uniform so guests think I

even knew him well enough to love him. He was as disappointed

isappointed wit

oment, I let myself bask in the praise even though I knew the

I know you should have your pick of mates. You probably wish you had found a different mate, too, but I'm gratef

y lightning twice in wolfen society. Most wolves tried to find th

my fir

angry or confused or disappointed in spite of saying he th

id he reject you? Your first mate. How

myself to breathe in and out through

ld he not realize Scott had rejected m

be so cruel as to humiliate their mate in front of both their combin

t clouds. Sadness ate its way through me -a hungry beast chewing through fle

sn't t

wasn't there? H

ake sure I did it all right. I knew when I was supposed to walk. We started on time. All the ladies walked before me. All of the g

pouring from my eyes, doubtlessly r

ped the priest. He just---stopped everything. He took my sister's hand then gave me a formal rejection. As soon as the mate bond

y hands as sobs tore through me. I was wallowing in my misery wh

a desperation I didn't w

his tongue inside mine. I tried to mimic his movements

n his back and jerked when he made a feral sound as m

e blee