ra
g me into a cheap, scratchy white lace dress. Without a single blessing, I was dragged out of th
ors of the Blackwood Pack Hous
of warmth. The large fireplace remained unlit. On a side table, an unopened bottle of cham
ed into l
's your first night, my lady! The whole pack will think you're a laughingstock. They say
n't have an inner wolf to howl for my mate, but I had my memories. I knew Kaelen wasn't just a
epared. I brewed a steaming mug of the infusion, the air filling with my na
the mug to Nia. "Give it to Beta Marcus. Tell him it's
oubtful but
that mug into the high-tech command center, the scent would cut through Kaelen's haze. It woul
sterile smell of new linen
A powerful, frosty scent of Siberian cedar and snow bled under the doorf
the silent hallway, stop
oak door swung open, and the tempera
man, his broad shoulders filling the doorframe. His piercing ice-blue
resh towels in her arms nearly fell. The other maids kept their eyes glued to
e was a low, gravelly rumble that
ing the heavy door shut behind them. The click of the l
at the champagne chilling in the corner. He paced toward the u
an, his tone entirely devoid of warmth. "But do not m
my arms around myself to play t
a broken pact. Let me make this completely clear. I do not need a mate. I do not want a mate. I
absolute protection of the Blackwood Pack. In exchange, you will raise those boys as your own. But I will nev
aiting for the tears, the begging, the shattered dreams of a young bride real
f unshed tears to my eyes. I let my shoulders slump,
submissive curtsy. "I am just a wolfless Omega. To be granted your protection and not be be
across the room,
er compliance baffled him. He searched my face for any sign of deceit, anger, or hidden ambition,
ly muttered, his voice tigh
angement, Kaelen gave me one last, unreadable look. Then, he turned his bro
ait," I c
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