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is
ed deep in my gut, yankin
. The pain was a living thing, sharp and
and wet slid
ed out of bed, my legs shaking so badly I could barely stand.I didn't notice th
ining bathroom, fumblin
ion staring back at me from the large mirror-a ghost
ze dr
highs, stark against my pale skin. The he
So mu
orce of a physical blow. Th
e a brutal shock against my overheated skin. The cramping intensified,
for the one person who was sup
ls. My stomach-it's burning, twisting, I can't bear it. I'm so afraid... Pl
le
where his presenc
link from his end, leaving me comp
broken, tore
I couldn't just l
oom, my movements clumsy and slow. Each pull of my muscles sent a
nightstand. My fingers brushed against the rumple
t hit me. Lilies. Thic
nt. It was hers.
tangled with the familiar, sharp scent of cedar and snow that belonge
mach h
ht her here.
iberate, unhurried. They paused just outside the do
om door s
ace, all sharp angles and aristocratic lines, was a mask of indifference. He looked perfe
n the bloody sheets. They flickered to the crimson stain
s ann
edar rolled off him in wa
?" His voice was cold, laced
sure a small, sharp pain I c
e blood. My voice came out as a ra
s. A shadow of... something. But it was gone as quickly as
oward me. He did
ed the pack doctor, his voice clipped and
ers from the hallway. Two of the younger Omega maids,
niela is pregnant. The
erything. The Alpha has b
gile shell of my composure. My head snapped u
cold, hard stare, as if daring me t
ank. He helped me onto the bed and his examination was qui
voiding my eyes. "You've lost the pr
a single change in his expression. H
features, a brief crack in his icy facade. I saw him remember his grandfather's unyielding command-that he m
er my broken body. "Tonight is the annual f
I started, my
t me off, his tone absol
s ripped out of me, a desperate, fi
you wanted? To be rid of an inconvenient complication? It
art, already fractured, shattered into dust. The cold that started
to mine, his voice a low, men
lay your part. Or you will see exactly
. He always knew exa
as a single, hot tear escaped and trac
in his eyes at my surrender. He turned and wal
and the sound echoed i
g womb. The physical pain was a storm, but it was nothing compared to
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