ce
t me like a
the sound a ra
is chest, scrambling away from him. The cool air on my expose
, my voice trembling. "I
his declaration. Now, a wave of whispers erupted from the crow
orror morphed into righteous fury. She p
ing with venom. "How dare you take advantage of th
ing for the one face that mattered. The
I saw him
ace a mask of shock, disgust, and some
ed to stand, to go to him, but my legs buck
s if to speak. But Eleanor was faster. She whirl
wailed, clutching his arm. "He has ruined
to my desperate, pleading one. I saw the conflict in his ey
him make h
aze to the floor, unable to meet
lurred. The whispers grew louder, a roaring in my ears. The combination
limp. I sta
n't hit t
effortlessly scooped me back into his lap. My head fell against his chest
, his voice so low only I c
smooth, economical. He draped it over my shoulders, carefully c
tion. But to the onlookers, it
ze him! Seize this wolfless monster and this... this un
ces grim. They reached for me, their hands like
mply looked at them, his grey
nal, but it carried a weight that made both guards freeze in their tracks. They saw som
hesit
r force," he said, his voice calm and steady. "I wi
ly maneuvered the joystick on his wheelchair, turning it around to face the hallway. The strength required to hold me
d across Eleanor's face. He
on his mother's strings, his face
up before us. I was paraded through the heart of the manor,
stors. Their painted eyes seemed to follow us, stern and jud
d for the most important Pack assemblies. At the far end of the hall, seated in a high-backed, carve
wood. The highest au
tine holding me, his brow furrowed in a deep, disapproving line.
um
rnous room, a gavel calling
d forward, her performanc
manufactured grief. "You must help us! A terribl
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