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p as I walked back to my car, my

I he

d cry. A

honed in on the sound, tracing it to the restroom at the far end o

esitation

and cruel laughter fil

all the a

y mate is even cru

l rumbled

lv

hem stood in a huddle, their scents reeking of arroga

voice slicing throug

around, ey

ofessor," one of

ve them tim

kick, sending the closest one flying into the sink.

grabbed one by the collar and slammed him into the wall. His head sna

one tri

mist

pain, and drove my fist into his gut. He gasped, eyes rolling ba

het

e scent of blood and fear thick in the air

it-soft, trem

ed toward the

s locked fr

ked i

here

o

itten. His face was hidden beneath his hood, but I could see his fingers trembl

inside m

rged through my veins. It was sha

slow step

eath h

o small. So

d down, leveling my gaze w

espo

m he was safe, that those wolves wouldn't dare to

ouch him-just close enough that

voice coming out ro

linc

e twisted violentl

ried again.

nd for the first time, I ca

s, wide with f

st tig

ed in me, deepe

like rec

ions clawing their way to the surface. I shouldn't

leave him

I reached forward and sco

s too

frag

in my chest at

g involuntarily as I felt the faint, shaky rhythm of his breat

ate

eone making him

started clawed at me, but I forced m

ga

, eyes scanning me warily. I didn't even bother acknowledging h

ow, before turning on my heel and walki

in the wood

~

ved at the woods. His expression shifted fro

ike hell,"

brushing past him. "

I realized something was off. The gua

beside me. "Wh

d, bowing slightly. "A council

ed. "By

clenched.

bas

l chamber. The room was already filled with high-rank

from his seat, his expression c

lace at the head of the ta

t. "It has come to our attention th

pt s

ithout a Luna weakens the pack. If you do not find your

e?" I finis

le

I knew the law. I knew the expectations. But what none of them understood

tion of being rush

fell into

nst the armrest of my chair. M

time is right," I said evenl

through some of the elders' fa

y feet. "Meet

word, I turned

r things to

~

nto my suite w

ing either," he said, lean

to find my mate as soon as possible,

finding your mate isn't some

king about my enc

l. The way my wol

him is... diffe

nt, getting what I meant. "And w

have an

in my life, I had no idea

ter was at th

sense there is more to it" Jaxon informed. I kept quiet, I wouldn't be

e royal spy