nses a threat. I wonder if the wolves can hear mi
th, mingling with the nervous breath of overworked hands. Every chopping board gleamed, ever
an people chased when they feared blood wo
pping. No one dared touch a blade unless she told them to
apprentice blanching asparagus.
cut, you'll wear it as
am!" the gi
d to smell tired. She wasn't just enforcing quality-she was protecting us. Because apparently, Hayden Moore didn't m
silver trays until I could see my reflection-a
ire. But they feel-the ache in my back, the itching
art? I'm go
go
second, fight last-because when a dragon fights,
burned at
I give up all my secrets, till t
ist hard enough to leave bruises. "Hayden Moore notices everything," she hissed near my ear. Her breath was mint and menacing. "If he looks at you, drop your
r. Not even when I heard that a guard last week "accidentally" cornered
en
OOO
owed like a beast, lo
tchen
paused in motion. Even the fi
s slamme
walke
ta. Enforcer. Th
e stone, and my skin-it shifted, scales itching beneat
w much damage he could do and had no plans to hold back. His boot
and amber eyes sharp as broken glass. A dan
plucking a grape like he owned the kitchen.
"My lord Beta." He winked, and cha
pection
complimented pastries, teased the butcher, even praised
tched hi
pes across doorknobs. The faint twitch in his nose when he passed the
ys like a human shield. "Don't draw attention
aze h
ed brea
slow and deliberate, dragging acro
he changed
elt like a countdown. My puls
trough beside me. Close enough that the heat of him
not much more than a breath. Try
those formal types. In which case-" He gave a theatrical bow. "Lord Moore, at your se
le and spun it between his fing
e. But his eyes-hi
ike lightning. "The Alpha's
" he said, purring her name.
Sniffed the
asked. His voice was too mild
ened. "Mira
back to me, sl
rse she
.. this time h
something. Something w
ly, too softly, "where exactl
held its
ed my
AS
pots hit the gro
haos, wide-eyed and
ped away. He sighe
he carrot into his mouth like a final threat.
a mock salute..
r shut behind
t o
e. And this time, th
promi
a
dug into my arm
," she wh
ws w
tever it is y
s just my sec