a's
beneath th
n told, though no one said i
bers who treated me even worse because of my father's obvious disdain. I would always hear whispers from the pack members of how cur
d marked me as defec
ldn't
teeth and bones, I am seen as an anomaly. A weak spineless Omega who has
ng hung and all the tables are decorated in flowers and velvet satin tablecloths. I take no
any
one present in every man who sometimes hates the descriptions that came with his p
His gaze flicked over me with thinly veiled disgust
own that after the coming of age ceremony was the ball, I didn't think I was eligible to attend because of my wolf's status. The Ball was a chance for un
is because it was mandatory that every pack member that came of age h
a Marcus." because I didn'
ve to. His silence carried all the w
had never owned something so luxurious. My reflection in the mirror startled me - hollow eyes, skin too pale from d
ne of the security details assigned to wa
ize the girl sta
n't tr
wns and tailored suits moved beneath chandeliers with all the elegant grace and poise common for shifters. Laughter ran
tant to go in as I wasn't used to a
awled out of
tiful. Vicious. She'd tormented me since childhood with the ease of
ves with futures." Her gaze slid over me, der
d not give me any kind of victory i
. "Before someone mistakes
away, seeking refuge beyond the grand d
. Moonlight bathed stone pathways and the marble fount
on bench, breathing deep aga
ish part of me - the part that still believed in stories of fated mates and love that saw beyo
ne lik
uk
ha, as tradition dictated. And though we'd never spoken beyond polite formalities, my heart had always been drawn
t of me, his hand reaching out and pulling me into his warm embra
are
foo
the footsteps did - fresh pine, sn
uk
art st
moon's silver light, his dark hair falling across
as disbelief edged
iluted hunger. I saw it hit him too - the way his facial features changed and the t
't-" His jaw clenched. "She
ned hot in
his sides. "A latent? A disgrace? My mate?" His laugh was bit
the ballroom doors with careless strength. Conv
eject you, Tanya of the Moon Stone Pa
the room. "Before all, before the Godd
f whimpered, silent but wounded, retreating deepe
in my father's direction with pity. I caught my
ce cut through th
gle word
f
e four walls I have ca
ed th
Into the woods.
here was no place for me in M
lence. O
y ex