ius
nch coat and wrapped it tight
aturated with the deep, dark scent of the Shadow Territory. It would com
She felt as light as a pie
coiled, and with a few massive, silent leaps, I vanis
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eb
he genuine leather
skull felt like it was splitting open in two. The mate bond connecting me to Elena was
oor of the stud
ay. She walked softly, playing the role of the perfect, caring
collar of her silk robe lower, exposing her pale chest, and leaned forw
eyes bypassed he
neck. Right below her ear, there was
aring from the fog of my blind
ying up to quickly pull her collar tight against her neck. It was the
d up, reached across the d
e Alpha need for control and inte
anked her forward. I forcefully pulled her co
ed in
faint, a bitter, metallic smell that made my wolf bare its teeth. And ther
ysical residu
ale. "It's... it's just a new makeup I bought," she sta
r lips easily, but it h
ng cold. For the first time in ten years, I looked at the woman who supposed
s low, vibrating with the heavy,
away, trembling, and practically ran out of the study. When she pulled the do
ll into a de
pale skin. Her hollow cheeks. Her constant exhaustion over the last few
he study, my long legs carrying me rapidly down the hallw
he very end of
owless storage room. This was where Elena lived.
nob and pushed
stinct, metallic tang of dried blood. The smell of her mi
llow light flickered on, revealing the tiny, pathetic single bed. My
slowly to
dark stain. It was a pool of dried, black blood. It was the la
against the stiff, crusty fabric. M
s hurt, bleeding, and out t
My wolf vision caught a slight irregularity. Beside the cheap n
iolently pried the wooden board up. Splinters dug under my finger
was a rusted iron box. It was the only sec
oney inside. No jewelry. She had absolutely nothing of v
op piece of paper
ed, brown blood. She had written this w
ng. It was a log. A detailed list of d
onto one specific sentence. My pupils dilat
tea again. Heart burns l
d themselves in
low, guttural, animalistic growl tore its way up from t
the iron box, gritti
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