astle, and possibly th

e, order the Head Maid to multiply my chores, including clearing out the stables. I am not only t

cupied, I won't be able to keep up wi

he selection. Tonight, Alpha Kier will take the hand of the most beautifully dressed woman in the

s, or shoes, and I s

hat ball. It is the

s and head back to the castle. I sight Lovette on

up to her, ignoring the maids who hold their noses as I run past, as well as the elegantly dre

rip, smacking me in the shoulder. "You promised you wouldn't do anything stupid, and I

in confusion. "

found out we started the fight as a distraction for you to ge

t slows.

w lone wolves do not survive outside the pack. Why did you need to do all of that, Jessamine?! Can you not be like the rest of us wh

, and they hurt me deep in my heart.

hink of anyone ot

ng her eyes. My hands drop to my sides and a small sob

ulled today, you will never find favor in his eyes. You insulted him and challenged h

to me," I say to her and take her warm hand i

"I'd be a fool to t

e when I enlisted her help. We've been friends since forever, and she's loved me like a sister would. I can't l

floor where the Beta and Gamma's rooms are located, as well as the libra

mine Ev

them. She is beautiful and graceful in a way the others aren't. Her skin glows under the soft light and her dress is the most be

s is one of those I will be competing with for the Alph

ps kick up into a smirk as she takes me in. "One would thin

sound beside her. "She

t list," another says an

ling in my annoyance and trapping it in a place it won

her lips. "Of course. I wished to commend you.

bow. "Well, the pl

it that the Alpha already has his eyes set on someone. I would re

s well as dung on my cheek, I move into her space. "I wo

ank her pretty hair off. I sigh as I walk. Now I've opened my big mouth and made a cla

*****

sound reaches me from the othe

y. His lips tip into a rueful smile. "Little Jess," he coos.

over the years, I've grown on him, especially with the amount of times h

"It's never trouble when it co

there sit several gift boxes with names attached to them, but atop all of that. . .there is a dress

ke a Luna if

k Gamma Lloyd, eyes nev

chosen and will return home." A slight pause. "The dress will be worn by

ugh everything. "I came here to make a plea. My friend, Lovette, is getting banished from the pack. Can you help me

seat. "It'll be a little diffic

thank you so

that, but the entire time, my eye

n the hallway and when I see Gamma Lloyd leave, I sneak into this st

urn them. Right aft