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t I can escape her memori

was alpha means before she met my dad. Before she

. "Why were you outsid

"It's complicated, but I wasn't with th

on his lips. "If you were running away from y

rp and cold. My breath catches as his gaze lo

e that, and the embarrassment

ser to him. "Would you have stayed in a pack that treated you lik

keep going, my voice shaking with frustration

se I was born human. You've never had to go through that, of course. All mighty Prince Caspian. But I did! And

e. But instead of lashing back, he rises from the

heavy, suffocating, an

orders, his voice

ke out, fighting the we

coolly, his tone leavi

out, and I drop to the floor, humiliated and trembling. He t

not my problem, is it? Your mother knew what was coming when she m

ha

d and my words

is dangerous. "Go back to your pack-or stay here in Go

my chest despite the crushing weight o

u d

e kindly to rogues, and I imagine myself dyin

here," I

"Life here will be hard," he warns. "Everyone is roya

to Moonhaven," I fire ba

unblinking. Finally, the weight of his authorit

s heel. "Cassidy will show you your

door, my legs still shaky. Cassidy appears li

with mine before I can even process what's

l trying to catch my breath. She cha

ter the plants in the greenhouse, help in the kitchen, dust whatever looks

job," I mutter, ear

d if it's too much, we can talk about getting it adjusted. Y

dence," I deadpan, though I c

rcers is sparring. My attention shifts to the fierce movements of

voice softening in a way

her lightly. "You

ickly looks away. "No! I jus

se, earning a s

grumbles, thoug

house, Cassidy still chatteri

e maybe this won't be as awful as I thought, wh

e Cas

His eyes linger on me for a moment longer than I'm comfortable with

r voice a conspiratorial whisper. "He's been u

rns. "Why do I ne

," she says, leaning even closer, "he's obviously in on you. Yo

like I'm not getting delicious

hat I've heard, when a Lycan like him finally chooses..." Sh

m behind us. I freeze, my pulse racing as his

out me agai

ck abruptly to face h

could kill, she'd be a bloody mess on t

hen his icy gaze shifts to me, pier

drawl that makes my stomach twist into knots

Cassidy's shocked stare burn

re to choose a mate..." His glare shifts to Cassidy for a split second, who shies even farther away before they shift back to rake ov