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ir like a whip. "Flog her until she understands the weight of her malice. The
pha's command forced their hands. They grabbed my arms, dragging me towa
o my knees. I kept my eyes locked on Greenwood, watching as
crack that tore through the fabric of my dress and bit into the skin of my back.
lt like a line of liquid fire had been drawn across my shoulders. I bi
hear the wet thud of the leather hitting raw flesh. I could feel the warmth of my o
tony expression, his hand resting on Monica's shoulder
thing was ragged, shallow bursts of air that barely filled my lungs. I wanted to collapse, to let the darkness take me, bu
d forward, my forehead resting against the cold
a great distance. "Dump her in the territory of our enemy Pac
ll home, my feet scraping against the floor. I didn't see the faces of the Pack members watching f
e. The guards didn't speak. They simply turned and walked b
. My body screamed, a symphony of physical and emotional agony. I had nothing. No shoe
ht. If I stay here, the
te-hot pain through my spine. I let out a low, broken moan, but I pushed throug
lt like a knife. My vision was fading, dark spots dancing at the edges of my sight. I clutched
idn't know where I was going; I only kne
p sounded thr
ed into the trunk of the tree inches from my head. The
h to run. I barely had the
ent oaks. He was massive, draped in dark furs and tactical leather, a recurve bow held
cold precision of a predator. He looked at my tattered
l that made the hair on my arms stand up. "Green
two words made me re
ood-Wing Pack. The man who hated Gre
ll at once; forest rain, dark cedar, and s
nish what Greenwood started. But as he reache
spa
to snap into place between us, vibrating with an intensity that made my s
s, normally a calculated grey, bled into a dark, predatory gold. He fe
oice trembling with a s
he world finally gave way to the darkness. As my knees buckled, I
the warmth of his skin ag
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