n P
mony was
iosity. Rhys stood beside me, posture rigid, reciting the bonding vows in a monotone. He smelled of anxie
Arthur Foster appeared. "This way, Luna," he sa
es of servants peeking from doorways, their whispers following us like gh
f oak doors and bowed stiffly before
oors open and
oomy twilight. The air was thick with the cloying scent of medicinal herbs, antisep
ndow, his back to me, meticulously poli
n't have to. I knew it
c humiliation of the ceremony and co
d to pla
d lazy. "Find the bathroom. I'm cove
e wheelchair was nothing mo
ic polishi
tally handsome, with a strong jaw and a high cheekbone. The left side was a ru
over me, sizing me up like a bu
ice him, raising an eyeb
asual finger. "You one of the se
ng to my arm to pull m
seemed to drop again. The
surprise, a low, rasping chuckle esca
. "You're the first person who's ev
retty rude. Where's your Alpha? Tell him to
from his face, replaced by ice. "I am
ss legs, then back up, letting a look of mock realizati
he word out. "So yo
did
ated fury ignit
lver blur that hissed past my ear, missing my face by less than an inc
led up on my cheek where
t even
rritory you're on," he snarled, a
my finger to my lips and licked the single red drop from my skin,
t back, just as cold, just as deadly,
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