phin
me to the Regent
, just a plain carriage and a
ye, they shipped me out like I was a plague. They probably thought sending me
of a massive, oppressive castle. It was built entirely of black obsidian, its tall
cold wind whipped my long hair as I straightened my back. For some reason, the chill fe
as the place I died in my last life. And
graying hair stood at the castle entrance. His posture was r
he crown was absolute and whose patience for useless political collateral was nonexistent.
t?" he asked, his voice as
I replie
nod, a gesture that barely passed for a bow. "His Grace,
gates closed slowly behind me with a heavy t
than the outside. The light was dim, and the air w
Alfred stopped before a huge oak door and kno
ce came from within. The sound alo
as vast, with a fire crackling in the hearth, its lig
lchair by the window. He wore a black silk shirt,
ffocating Alpha presence. This was him. The
ordered withou
ed tow
r the first time. He was as handsome as a god, but his cold silver
lly, his brows drawi
aid coldly, his words stri
skipped
d be their most beloved daughter, Faye," he said, slowly turning the black
. "I am Seraphina Beaumont. T
e appeared on
ughter nobody want
the study seemed to drop. I felt my breath catch in my throat
n me after my death had changed something fundamental in my body. Even u
rced myself to say,
ll the Beaumonts I appreciate their gesture. I will pay th
ared silently behind me, re
l on the blanket covering Gideon's legs. The fai
th behind Gideon's condition. I only saw fragments-the medicine, th
I could unco
the awakening of my ancient white wolf bloodline, I
was a symptom of
I blur
ldn't you like to know if I c
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