iet
the agonizing throb of my shredded back and the
banged open. Two burly enforcers tossed a limp, bloodied
wolfles
r, sobbing as she gathered th
bruised and swollen f
r. Her beautiful, blind eyes were vacant, and h
d?" I rasped,
"She crawled to Elder Edwina's room to beg for your life. But the Elder... she said a
. The modern operative inside me f
ool," a sickeningly sweet voi
ed down at my half-dead mother with absolute triumph. "This is what happens when you forget your place. Tomorrow
cream. I d
ove
fore Carmen could even register my movement, I swung my arm and
ra
tch!" she shrieked, her eyes flashing gold as she trie
and ripped out a jagged, blood-soaked Silver barb left behind by the whip. I lunged, slamming Carmen
ed instantly. Her weak Inner Wolf whimpeispered, my voice devoid o
ing as the Silver seared her skin. "I
finished for her, pressing the barb a millimeter deeper. "Be
us daughter's future, she had to swallow her pride. "Fetch the doctor!" she screamed at the guar
d reluctantly treated Estelle and lef
it was Al
ck. He simply walked to the small, rickety table and d
own on the room. "It states that your mother, the former Luna,
ob from the bed, her blind
devoid of any paternal warmth, "I will read this to the entire Pack. She will be
, leaving the threat han
ng for the table. "Give it to me, Juliet," she wept. "Le
I picked up the forged decree, feeling the heavy wax seal. I car
. "We aren't destroying this. Tomorrow morning, in front of the entire Pack and th
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