rey
udgmental silence. His gaze was like a physical weight, assessing every detail: June's bleeding
anor shifted in a heartbeat, the vicious rage
oice trembling artfully. "This... this lunatic attacked me!
o save her own skin. "She just snapped
to them. Instead, his stern gray eyes settled
re subjective, easily tw
hem of my torn dress just enough to reveal my ankle. It was already swollen to twice its n
ho was still struggling in Bertha's grasp. I pointed directly at
owed was more damning
, as I recall, are to guard the prisoner, Ms. Kowalski," he sai
face we
lowed a wasp. "The Alpha may be... lenient... where you are concerned. But I am not. This cabin i
ed, a silent promise of future retribution, before spinning on
ed the guards with a nod and then turned back to
a healer,
r feigning weakness was over. He had seen the truth. Now it was time fo
tudied me for a long moment, and I saw a flicker of grudging respect in his old eyes. He was see
ill be sent. As for Bertha Kowalski... I will spe
could expect. "Tha
, then turned and left, leavin
ankle!" she cried,
me to the bed, th
t the wall, she turned bac
vate portable radi
nd, glowing faintly blue. June stumbled back,not the same mistress you served a week ago. I need to fix my
ere it had appeared from nothing. Her hands tre
vision displayed a crisp, clear X-ray. "Hairli
othing. She watched, knuckles white, as I applied a cooling anti-inflammatory spray, admi
possible," she brea
inst the wall. "But you haven't run s
r you are... you're still the only person in this pack who eve
p watching
me, June made a small, strangle
feed. Display biometrics fo
dots, labeled 'FLOR' and 'LANA', moved about the room. Beside them, columns
smile playing on my lips. "R
m, synthesized vo
the fabric of their garments and have now made dermal contact. Incubation period is estimated at six to eight hours. Projected primary syls on the screen b
ngale concluded, "
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