THE CURSED ONE

be their luna and that they would finally get rid of me. They p

ne was with the preparations. That didn't sto

ome, but don't worry, I'll do better than you could ever do. Today I'm not going to flog you. Let's say t

ld birth him the strongest pup and be loved by everyone, that I'll be

I don't want to smell this tr

coaxe

u, you know it's our big day. Be quick, Ryan, I

chin. His nails, extended to claw

auty. As voluptuous as you were, you turned heads wherever you went. But it wasn't enough, for you lacked the most important

it after all I'd suffered; I'm still in love with this dog. Sha

To this pack. You will watch your t

nd. At first I thought something wasn't right, but when he backhanded

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ust confess, decorated nicely with the pack's colors, silv

neath their breaths, they murmured.Tonight was

ak, skillfully woven with intricate silver threads. She had a radian

stood dressed in white, a long

the pack members pledged their l

ssed me would occasionally call me "thief" or "traitor," even "witch.

rage as she watched Melody claim the title m

out, laced with venom but swee

e reign of a Luna and Alpha who will bring nothing but honor a

eing called weak. Weakness? She had no weakness. One d

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that n

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moon

gh the cracked window panes of

o his Beta tell him about Silvermoon's new Luna and Alpha. Even the

the desk; the Beta wasn't ev

a spineless idiot, but I never

you mea

sterly and said to the

want revenge,

n't quite understand

s

so their destruction. Silvermoon will fall in flam

her as a weapon

pha didn't he

ses.Their secrets. She lived, bled for them... and was bet

ined slowly, hi

Alpha's eyes, cold and patient, so

at they saw is not what I see. I see something different. I see power that's unclaimed, buried beneath p

oncept and asked: "What if she says no? Wh

t if she says Yes... Then she will become a qu

heavy between

nge on Silvermoon for all they

d and laughe

smile, the

d them who the

lf has been impatient and thi

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battered and bruised body. The stench of rogues was very prominent. The smell of

n, the same age as Laura, one with raven-black hair and one with r

silence was louder

their skin through the holes of the canvas stre

our head

ra's head slamming against the panel, biti

ith in the Moon Goddess. Laura kept s

el they finally rea

shouted: "U

out. Laura stumbled and scraped her feet against a stone. She was pulled toward a cage

verm

ath caught.

n smirke

eone they discarde

a managed to say wi

rite toy till I aged out. Now I'm he

saw some girls no less than thirteen. Each w

ice sounded after

bidding