er
read with my new family, but to present myself to its true
oak table where three of the pack's most senior members sat. They were the keepers of tradit
hands folded. "You wis
sal. You have chosen honor where others chose convenience. You have tied yourself to the memory of our finest son." He leaned forward s
nd a warning. I bowed
e but elegant forest green dress, the color of my eyes, and pinned my hair back in a severe, dignified chignon. If I w
family breakfast room felt lik
dress, a color that made her look deceptively sunny and bright. She gave me a saccharine smile a
f anger and something else I couldn't quite deci
en acknowledge my presence. She continued to
s a stern, quiet man, but I sensed a core of fairne
said, my voice clear and respectfu
r the rim of his cup. "Luna Dawson," he said, the title a form
significant one. He had seat
y by the clinking of silverware. Blake, unabl
for the whole table to hear. "I was thinking, fo
ttal reply, his eyes fli
al precision. I gave no indication I had heard a thing. My c
a differ
onely for you all the way over in the Pinecrest Wing. After all, it's been
of water, dabbed my lips with my napkin, and then I turned m
t but carrying in the quiet room. "But I'm not lonely at a
ink in befor
art practicing how to address me properly. 'Sister-in-law' would be appropriat
ckled. The temperature s
is face flushing with ange
n family line. As his mate, I am your elder. Protocol and respect are the cornerstones of a strong pa
imed dart, wrapped in the un
en closed it again, speechless. For once, her sharp tongue had failed h
on the table, his knuckles white
but with Alpha Arthur present, she could
hing in his eyes. It wasn't warmth, but it was respect. Perhaps even approval
e rest of the meal passed in a thick, suffocat
mission, I would like to spend some time in the estate's library and command center. A
asking for access to
xpression unreadable. Chace and Meredith look
," he sa
ow I had access. I needed to find out everything I could about t
ake's furious whisper behind me. "Did
, guttural snarl. "She
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