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at you want,
unreadable expression, and I
my shoulders, neit
, or was I finally start
said, pulling hi
d by my side, not sur
ried to call out to him
one. Ou
geting with her fingers. I nodded a
ut, I realized that I
ted at the ba
t would have raced so hard, b
was gone. Just his
. You don't have t
, he pulled away,
rn my face away, his unyie
so stubborn? You're pushin
in front of the entire pack for disresp
. My eyelids trembled, and
..." I said
're fated mates. Remember?
ound my neck, strang
rs trailed down my cheeks. "Shhh.
oing to toss her away, or are you going t
t d
grip. He wasn't even
did." His hand slipped from my ne
ou're barren." He paused, letting it sink i
words lande
e used, so it's worthles
id he even exist, or was everythin
trembled as his last words echoe
asked, tugging at my shoulders whi
thought about it, so
discarded? Wha
me." Vanessa's voice echoe
h's words echoed in my h
the floor. Was ZadeKiah tryi
his was the Royal family. Even if I want
st way out
ning, I didn't want to st
Vanessa,
he still in the Roya
sking about the first
hter, trembling
already left for th
only hope at sa
idea flashed t
? She woul
, after all. She
lain the situation, s
a, let's
ne. "At the place-my lady, are you su
he Henric family was our undying pride. If she finds out that J
with det
ade first. I have a feeli
**
singly, Janova started visiting me a lot. But eve
uld let me leave the Royal
long, or else I might miss you." Those were h
ack to Moonshade after months of exile,
her curled her lips, lifting my chin. "You look quite
ard, I mumble
r. All she did was give a slight nod, str
m my older sister. Even though we were
me back into reality. I
want to discuss s
and my heart started drumm
other had that ability to inst
remembered-cold and ancient, with carvings, inscrip
even come
my father
d casually. "Business tr
nod
My mother asked,
hink..." I grabbed her hand, breath hitching with desperation. "Mom,
len
Her lips
he
Clap!
you think you
N
anova stepping out from the
vered. "What
d back and then
ile went cold. "I invited him. Do y
ulders shook with an uncontrollable ting
room before Vanessa and
me, hands stretched out. "S
la
n't move until I heard the sound of Van
tears blurring my vision. Only the
tried to reach vanessa, cuppin
illed h
u try to deceive me. I am your mate,
from the corner,
ive a good life, but in the
rotect the only
groaned. "I wish
e fate. You are just too useful, and n
n Janova. "If you don't give me you
ted to
life out of me. "All these years..
l about you. Your family treasury, your Grandfather's bus
o get me from the Royal palace and finish me. You
g for me. I can't wait to see the news. Sterile Luna co
u're a crazy love sick woman who couldn't handl
! I... I'll
D
on my tongue, a
I couldn't move because Janova
, trying to reach the woman w
her." She scoffed,
I gritted my tee
grandfather for leaving the Moonshade treasu
never heard o
lossom puckered her
R
t my sis
ade, but I heard the voice-it
ach, her small hand stretching towar
last time, filled wit
s cold world, som
fe-Moon Goddess, don't
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