yn'
rest anymore. I-I'll keep working. J
, echoing in the cold stone roo
othe you, let you stay under our roof and
uck deeper th
ce. If you glare at me again, I
ory of my real parents. The Ashridge family claimed they found me in the woods,
ensla
tucked away at the edge of the estate. It barely kept the cold out. I had been their maid, their servant, their scapegoat. Since I was old en
'mercy' looked like, I would have c
cred moment I had waited for my entire life. Just one day, just one I wante
st, sharp and punishing. Each strike lit my nerves aflame. I crumpled, weak and unable to s
ails down my cheeks
se... if you're real, grant me a strong wolf. Le
filtered through the wooden cracks in the
en I f
from centuries of slumber. My bones ached and cracked. Fire danced beneat
rything
nlight covered me. In the reflection of a puddle, I caug
oken, could not hold the for
ide the Ashridge home. Dazed.
te dress at me. Her eyes gleamed with somethin
s, confusion weig
voice I hated
ng you'll ever wear. Don't worry. You'l
dd
mach d
" My voic
us. The dying Alpha. You should be thankful. "If it weren't for thi
a whose wives kept dying under mysterious circumstances?
ng me to a man
won't do it
have a choice? We've fed you for eight
d me like a slave! You never
ocked me off my feet. My cheek burned
use me anymore. I wo
me. Warned the servants to stay a
tr
the agreement with the royal family. But Kimber
ll I neede
dress me for the ceremony,
atc
he gate op
t, I slammed
. And that's wh
crashed over me like thunder and wrap
a
within me. I lo
ci
sister's
led as the others caught up,
th disbelief. No. She can't be, she's
through me. I
d my chin up. His eyes hel
o
ble? Could h
ire pack. If he claimed me, he could de
him in silence. But I
il
spered, my vo
smi
nt, my hea
s parted and
you're a di
art s
e mate I imagined. It's
to breathe. "What.
dn't
a. I refuse to acce
at, the bond sna