ony
owering figure of muscle and menace. The sheer force of his presen
, his handsome face carved from i
e still hadn't looked at me. I was a piece of fur
d with a cold, clinical contempt. "Her bloodline is weak. She w
r blow, designed to oblite
ug satisfaction. This was the proper order
e where he gripped his cane. He slammed it against the mar
t into tears, to protest weakly. That's what a wolfless outca
d, I l
er of air, but in the suffocating s
d snapped
in his eyes turning on me for the first time. He was conf
urious gaze without flinching. My pale violet eyes held his, and for the f
Carter," I said, my voice quiet but
y. I let my gaze sweep over the opulent room, the priceless art, th
hat I am unw
n, letting him process the sheer a
to a near whisper, yet each word as sharp
le
thundero
ace froze, then collapsed
, undiluted disbelief. No one had ever spoken to him like that. A k
on his forearms stood out like ropes. His Lycan instincts were screaming at him, a
ecstatic grin spread across his face. He was stunned, yes, but
o alarm. "Hamilton, stop!" he yelled, his voice cracking with urg
it. The Architect. W
with a single,
words, swallowing
rning, frustrated confusion. Who was I? Who was this wolfless girl that his grandfa
. I had made my
y back on
said, walking toward the grand entryw
d it open, not waiting for a
ter's eyes. And for the first time, I felt so
uming curiosity. And that, I
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