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t, only to stop with a feigned jolt of surprise. Jena was fran
hat did you do?" she hissed
to rage. She pointed an accusing finger. "You
t, wide-eyed innocence. "I only complimented
Kaden crawled out, his face streaked with tears and grime. In
nst
white. She knew what it wa
ulder against the door. It didn't bu
oor. The sight inside was one of beautiful devastation. The moonstone wolf lay
and flying to my mouth. I stumble
I let my voice trail off,
the disaster. But my foot "caught" on the edge of the Pe
fully choreographe
It landed directly on the largest, sharpest piece of the sha
ime. Pain, white-hot and imme
ly, crimson against the
ed, frozen by the s
the wall. It wasn't a button for the maids. It was a direct line to the office of Frank Hicks, the head b
ho could execute the
d, moving with a speed that defied his s
against the wall, cradling a bleeding hand. Then his gaze fell on the shattere
c mask, hardened into an
here?" His voice wa
omehow implicated me. But Kaden, terrified and overwh
ed to paint.
sion cut through a
The guardian who fails to restrain their offspring, resulting in the desecratio
it was an accident!
e. He turned to the warriors. "Escort Mrs. Ellis to the front courtyard. S
d for the most grievous of
er eyes burning with a venomous hatr
my side, fussing over my hand with a first-aid kit. I leaned against
preserving the scene. He then turned to me, his
d. I will summon the
l windows of the hallway, I could see Jena being
p thrill wen
move. A c
he immutable force of pack law, and the looming threat of the Elders. He wo
jury. I played my part perfectly, the frightened, wounded Luna,
ll, steady ache. It wa
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