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staged, pitiful sobs. "It's alright," she whispered, loud enough fo

magnanimous Luna-to-be, while I was cast as the crazed, violent Omega. The m

he rose, his eyes blazing with a fury I had never seen directed at me.

. "This wolf and I have no connection," he declared, his voice cold and absolute

ing the breath from my lungs. This w

ly overhead now, its cold light bathing us, a sil

kwood, reject you, El

ore through my very soul. It was not a clean cut, but a violent, brutal ripping. It felt as if a vital part of me,

ing done to me. The ancient laws of the pack demanded a response. I had to acc

d from a throat tight with agony. "I

vibrant scent of pine and storm that had

rled on my cot, shivering in the shell of my own body.

uch me, but I

g damage control. "My union with Seraphina is purely political. Her family controls t

ere hollow,

year. Two at most. Once my position is secure, I will set her aside. Then we can

justifying his ambition. "Her family is powerful, Elara. Yo

ce was a stranger, a politician whose heart was ruled by ambition, not love. Th

pushed my grief to its absolute limit. And in that abyss of pain and betray

knew I possess