lyn
ribs as I hurried to the gran
wasn'
xpression severe. I recognized her as Mrs. Gable, an Elder Matriarch of the McClure pack
expected, went through me. Of course h
McClure warriors carried a large
sonating with authority. "On behalf of Alpha Killian
rs opened
ead and stared. Martha clutched the back of a chair, her knuckles white. The servants who had gathered at the
woven from liquid moonlight. The moon-spun silk shimmered and flowed, c
th naked hunger. "The legends say only an Alpha Queen blessed by the Goddess herself is worthy to wear it. It's priceless. It's-" Her v
It seems you are not entirely ignorant, Miss Kent. Though I would advi
like a ghost in her own home. Even the servants were looking at her now-not with deference, but with so
In my past life, the dress the Royal family had bestowed upon Jasmine for
? Why would he
r stern expression softening almost impercepti
htly, a gesture of respect
ure pack deserves the best. All
uck me like a
your re
This was the language of devotion. A promise of
my careful calculations, I had not accounted for this. For him. For the way a single message from a m
ited in my mind, so powerful i
. could he
ave been r
the cold, calculating Alpha Killian to make such an extra
courtyard superimposed itself over the shimmering silk. His w
k the tears, forcing myself to remain composed. I exe
id, my voice steady despite the storm raging inside me. "Tel
e closest thing to surprise I suspected she ever s
d and departed with her escort, leaving th
e shrieked, her voice ugly with jealousy. "Why you? You're a wolfless nobody
hadn't meant to make. The servants exchanged
ne. "It seems, dear sister, that the Moo
ownership, of claim. "This gown was never meant for you. Nothing in this house was eve
, half scream-and fled the hall, her hurri
first glimmer of genuine fear. Not the fear of losing status or wealth. Th
ress. It was a signa
died on the Citadel walls, flickered back
im a signal in
ruth. And I would need to prepare something s
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