morning. Her heart pounded
as the omen of her faile
s a spec
Alpha. King Cahir would be in attendance
ny. A gift to Cahir, her life offered up to appease
andar, that monster, get to live? Why should he
ld die
he'd
nt ceremony. The Omegas rushed aroun
ipped out of the Omega quarters, running
only comfort. She couldn't
ia's scent, the black wolf
arms around Rena. The wolf pressed her he
her voice breaking. "Leave th
at her, refu
fighting back tears. "You have to live for m
d, nudging Katia's
hand and struck Rena's side hard
nd again, tears finally
and backed away, her eyes
ceremony was about to start. Li
herself and
k for you," she said
ned to the Omega quart
shed red, her full lips twisted with rage. "The cerem
She turned and heade
exhaustion. Xandar had tormented her all night. She'd barel
open a gues
fr
n the bed wi
t? Get out!" Kaelen sna
a word. Her expression didn't
er two hours. Kaelen had plenty of
imbed off the bed. She watched him silently pull on
with Katia in the hallway. He grabbed her
re igno
h hands wrapping around
Katia said calmly. She stared at
alk back
ped her acr
ust, wrinkling his nose. "Been
heart
oldly, his fingers digging into her jaw. "If y
atia's eyes, but
't put Ren
d," she sa
ered and r
, went to the bathroom to clean up
, but she couldn't punish her
frowned. A moment later, she realized the man was Katia's father. It
briefly. She didn't car
. The last time they'd spoken was the night she lost Carol
d smoothly. People cheered for the Head Alph
toward the podium, the cheerful at
a war drum. The closer she got to the hall, the faster it beat. Fear and longing intertwined, driving her to
closer she got, the more her heart ached. As if she longed for someone or s
full run. When she reached the hall, she yanked
lent. All eyes t
sat in their chairs, facing the rais
ed through the
ng windows, bathing him in light and casti
ped into the hall, he
was
ne making he
led with so many different scents, but there was n
orld revolved around him. She didn't think about anythi
used her inde
e, King Cahir s
es dangerously, watching this young w
ted from the audience
ia in shock. An Om
doing here?!" Beta G
him, along with th
ia as she walked stea
ior. His hands trembled slightly. He recognized
tion made h
his couldn't
's chest. He knew that a threat was
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