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room turned i
d my throat. He didn't squeeze hard enough to break my neck, but the threat w
ed, his pupils dilating unt
e Border Wars hadn't just poisoned him; it had forced his wolf into a permanen
d, I looked into the eyes of the monster holding
o choke out, a twisted smile on my face. "I know you can
should break your neck
gainst the stone, exposing my throat further. "B
ckered, replaced by sharp, calculating confusion. He
lity. A wife who won't weep when you can't give her a mate mark. A partner who won't be instant
ngers around his wrist. Not to pu
ing wolf. I am a Luna with no wolf at all. In a house full of mindles
not as a political problem, but as a player in her own right. The danger in hi
for knowing that?" he asked, his
only solution. Kill me, and you become a tyrant who murders his mate on their union night to cov
And we bo
d of a general conceding a battle he co
tone no longer hostile, but flat. He wasn't spea
poured himself a glass of water, his back to me. He cle
not al
believe leaving your new mate alone in your chambers o
rned slowly, eyes narrowing. He had expected a meek, grateful
clear. What is it you want, A
allies in this, are we not? An alliance requires co
g my face. Finally, he gestured to the s
n our wedding night?" I countered. "If you do that, the entire territory will know b
looked at me with irritation, but he had no choice. He
s allies, we should present a unit
vous leap, but his
out, his voice returning to its commanding to
faces a mixture of awe and terror. They led me
the far side, his back to the center, leaving a vast, em
e. This was a partner
, his voice came agai
ecome more liability than asset, our arrangeme
ling, my heart sudd
behind my lids, a face surfaced-one I had not mentioned
Fields was laughing with his Ome
ad just become the person with the leg
old Fenton that
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