ar
Come h
ore I could brace myself, her hand was in my hair
Devlin's
hy is this place still a mess?
e sting in my scalp. I didn't speak. There
was abo
the Natal Ceremony. Some of my f
vlin's voice echoed from the stai
shit!" she snapped, pointing at me li
d-not with real concern for his daughter, but with
o?" he asked, s
hand lashed out-smacking
of how many bruises I received, broken bones, how many ti
sed was violate me and I didn't delude myself into thinking that made me luck
ly as she
ered, walking awa
birthday and it had to be
ird coi
more year
una murmured, her voice a low growl in the b
ffed silently
uld happen,'
terly than I meant to. 'Look at us. I'm an Alpha in name only. A power
are still
eedom. No future. Luna, I've got wo
corners of my mind with a
e storehouse when I heard voices-two
ice asked, surprised-and if I wa
nd voice confirmed,
whispered near the storehouse earlier that night. "Rumour says h
other hushed. The sound
ous. Who was this
ime to wonder. I s
muscles ached, my eyes burned with exhaustion, and
la
t my face, je
of the maids snapped.
d and shivering. "Happy birthday t
airs and knocked
me
sked f
en. She grabbed a pile of new clothes
already knowing
said so," s
ructed-modeling them like a doll-befor
my room, trying to find something decent to wear-s
hen I sm
like a t
od. Smok
Luna howled wi
r m
or bur
d. Henry Vancouve
el satisfaction. "It was your scent that k
st s
e, filled with warmth.
t, hope bloome
h
her?" Dana's voice jolted me. Her
at her, then bac
, mocki
r mate," he said.
exploded. Her fr
enry l
rt sha
to speak, my
growled. Then s
stumblin
? Your entire pack was slaughtered. Your precious mother was ta
ghter was
scream. To v
said, "you had to pretend your family
e Crescent Pack-the man who k
elieve this would
ss your family so much... le
" he b
ands groped me-my bre
ggling, shoving, clawing
you fight well," Henr
. Kicks to my sides. Fists to my ri
llap
enomous. "It's just getting started. I'll enjo
: "Take her to the hall!
tossed me into the center of the
room, "is the last survivor
ing his hands like he was p
ound at the jeering faces in the ha