ena
Jason's voice boomed through the d
uscular frame casting a
s no one to cook, no one to clean. Is
nd. My fingertips twitched. "I am not your free maid, Jason. I reme
ed, crossin
She is a Beta, yet she is so understand
disgust. "With your low-blood status, no ot
he Marking, the sacred ritual to claim me as his eternal mate. Eve
re to pack my things," I said, wa
Jason
ant to be used only in emergencies. It is a vocal compulsion, a biologi
nto my shoulders, trying
e White Wolf within me refused to bow. I straightened my spine,
hock. He thought I was just playing
ther command. But the metallic click of the lock disengagin
rling a shiny spare
d swept her gaze over my suitcases with the cool appraisal of one assessing a decommissioned asset. The sight of that key in her hand, a k
evoid of all inflection. "The spare key I thought we had misplaced
erly reports you asked for," she said softly, strategically releasing a subtle wave of vanilla pheromones to trig
front of her, shi
. "And do not come crying to my office begging
e. "There is some leftover raw meat in the fr
treating me like a stra
lothes into two suitcases and walke
ouse, I pulled out my phone a
d the button to renounce my affiliation. The effect was not digital, but visceral. Deep in my chest, the ancient White Wolf let out a resonant, silent howl,
ay with Valerie, a Pack Guard ru
ena has officially renounced
te shrink in the rearview mirror. My wolf did not
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