vitals, noting everything on the chart, even though every bone in her body felt tight with alertness. There wa

twice before headin

ver the reception desk, wh

blink the whole time. Like

r brow. "Maybe h

ng her hands. "He looked at me like he

. "Sounds like

he hallway, clipboard in h

. "Just 'Ghost

Well, odd or not, if the dog recovers, that's

tried to shake

-

eet – Inside a

e driver's seat, motionless, eyes fixe

ted. Bones cracked and reshaped with unnatural fluidity. Fur retracted. Limbs lengthened. In mom

h a wince. "Ugh. That

ve compartment and pulled out folded clothes. "You'r

he boy muttered. "Bette

ange. "Rafe doesn't want bette

he backseat, low and

you sens

ven without looking, the Alpha presence b

m her, but the pup sensed something. And I'm sur

le

And the

enough to meet his Alpha's ey

is holding, but barely. Another ful

for moonlight to catch on his sharp profile. His jaw was

Cel

. "Confirmed.

Then it's time.

-

That E

ed at the darkened window, her reflection faint and blurred. Finn had walked her

. the way the air had thickened when she'd touched him. It wasn'

stly empty. Old Calverin stood quiet, shadows stretching long and sharp

on inside. E

ting the same silence that usuall

n, glass in hand. He looked like a

without turning

n stepped in and s

ines etched deeper tha

ering why Ce

a brow but

her something. Somet

instinct prickling.

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e asked, sharp

flicked u

wh

said. "Someone who could of

ily needs to arrange marriages

espectable. Celeste wa

ck slightly.

es

her then, r

u to go in

wed was heavy. Ivy sta

N

ot dang

being

more. A bond for show, to fulfill

Then why do I feel

Taller, imposing

teen years. I've raise

r asked

ed. "And yet,

leave. "I'll t

at," he said softly. "Y

tairs two at a ti

t sleep t

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