le
e was to
old marble floor. My doll the one with the missing eye and
s visited my father, always with a smile. But today t
thudded i
voice was small, almost
hair. The touch was gentle, but it d
" His voic
ed. "Wher
our father is watchin
ran down
ked about my mother. She's watching us from above, Selena. But no
words slipped out, broken. My father always came ba
mised your father I would protect you. No one
ts. "When is my f
le
only ti
comfort. I w
you'll stay with me. You won't be alone. I have a so
e word twist
eave," I muttered.
d been made. "It isn't safe here. We'll visi
sa
wasn't coming back. Just
ngsley carried me outside. The gates t
he glass, watching until the mansion until eve
n it wa
♦
alls soared high, jagged tops crowned with iron spikes. Guar
Selena," Alpha Kingsley s
elt like a for
endlessly. Everything smelled of polished wood a
teps
y. Dark-haired, about nine, with piercing gr
back unde
His voice cu
pha Kingsley said firmly. "
His eyes flickered with s
ot welco
sliced t
stop my hands from trembling. My he
moment, my life in this
ve