ey
ega communal hall with Tammy trailing
pers. In the past twenty-four hours, I had become a pack legend-the pregnant Omega who had single-handedly
wore an expression of tragic indignation. I didn't need super hearing to guess what she wa
like a switch. The fake sorrow vanished, instant
Oh, thank the Goddess, you're alright! I
m-her signature move to proje
lf-step back, letting h
c yet piercingly clear, cutting through the silence of the hall. "I'm here fo
heard a pin drop. Fifty silver coins was an astronomic
er cheeks. "Casey," she hissed, desperately trying to keep her voice dow
confusion. "I need the money now, Ashley. I'm pregnant, and Jac
the vulnerable, desperate mother-to-be.
e curious, judgmental stares of the crowd
ust enough for her audience to hear. "But you can't just flaunt your new status and bully me.
gant woman crushing her helpless friend. A few of the mo
m hang in the air like a foul stench. "Where were you, Ashley, when I was on trial f
Kandi threatened me! She said anyone who spoke up for you
laced by the lethal edge of a blade. "Because I heard differently. I hear
r drained fr
voice turning shrill. "Who told you th
id and unyielding, "then friends pay their debts. I'm not le
a flash of venomous hatred in her eyes. She look
t through gritted tee
ly tailored clothes, the expensive silk ribbon in her
ng deliberately on the fron
you absolutely sure you don't
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