the rejected mate of
only ever wanted Livia, t
aling a priceless necklace,
. "You are not even worthy of l
er and drag me to the cells, all while
flinch, a flicker of pain from o
at moment, seven years of
er bailed me out, a rival A
hief Strategic Advisor, with one
ithout a sec
pte
phin
sharp. It wasn't a voice, but a feeling, an o
. The seven-year observation period between Alpha Kaelan Blackwood and the Omega, Ser
ack Moon Pack's annual gala casting a mocking glitter over the scene. My finger
ke tinkling glass. She was celebrating a recent business victory, but e
whisper in the physical world but a shout in the pack's s
l, found mine. She glided ove
h fake sympathy. "Still working so hard. You must be ex
a gifted healer before... well, you know." She smirked. "At least she could hear the pack's needs
dn't made in years. My mother. She could insu
raspy from disuse. "Don'
up a glass of red wine from a passi
ep back. It was a foolish, impulsive act. An Omega
narrowing into pure malice. With a flick of her
t instantly-the acrid, burning scent of silver. Just a few grains, enough to cause excruc
I clutched my face, th
he meaning
eep, resonant, and laced with an authority that made every
g frame radiating power and fury. His eyes, the
!" he
d. "Kaelan! She pushed me! This.
s tone dangerously low. "And she is still
Seven years you've kept her here, this constant reminder of your bond.
gaze sweeping over my blistering skin before lan
his voice suddenly void of all warmt
through me-the ghost of our broken bond. He pulled me away from
ful aura-like a pine forest after a thunderstorm-filled my lungs. He dabb
softer now. He finished cleaning t
car. "I'm sorry about Livia," he said,
d not
ring past the window. Then, he spoke again, a strange note
ognized each other. The day he had looked at me with disgust and
offered, as if that could f
mask of calm I did not feel. "That day do
ld respond, a frantic, cloying voice invaded my mind, because it was direct
et me. I'm scared of t
ia. Of cou