se
oze the Alpha's accounts, and the Shadowcre
heavy pewter cutlery and fine porcelain, but the roasted chicken and salads remained barely touched. The air was thi
o? Serving peasant food to the Alpha?" She shot me a venomous glare. "Or is this your way of punishi
with exhaustion. "Elyse, please. Just be reasona
he sheer audacity of his words extinguish
Alpha, Jace," I said, my voice dropping to a deadly, icy calm
plunged into a
e blatant disrespect to his authority. He slammed his palms
in defensive rage. "I haven't touched you out of respect for her! Ciera is my true mate in every
strip away my very identity as a werewolf. Beside
years of swallowing my pride, burned to ash in an ins
tied with a neat black ribbon. I placed it on the polished wood and sl
I said softly, without a
otten. He stared at the envelope, likely assuming it was a check from my trust fund to save his ruined finances, or perhaps a pathetic l
ngers brushing the edg
h, collapsing back into her chair with a dramatic groan. Her tre
tears instantly welling in
le, Ciera," I stated flatly, not even
r. He didn't care about logic. He shoved his chair back, completely a
roared, sprinting toward the doubl
own the corridor, leaving me
m envelope during Jace's chaotic exit, leaving a dark, blood-like stain
e-the one he took to every executive meeting. I unzipped the side pocket, slipped th
Martha, the loyal head maid, stood trembl
ment. "Move the packed suitcases from under my bed
pered, her eyes shini
ng my shawl. "Somewhere neither the Silver
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