ne Co
of the palace when I heard th
footstep
ow who it was. The sickening scent of p
eath. "You again? Do you have nothing better
ession a mixture of anno
a mess, her silk robe hastily rearranged. The mask of gentlene
ith fake concern. "The Prince told you t
"Somewhere you're no
grier," Ainsley said, her false sincerity grating on my nerves. "As your sister, I
ong moment. Then I let
th disbelief. "You spread your legs for my fiancé on my wedding night
She gave a subtle nod to the guards. They stepped f
sonal guards, Gamma-level warriors. A drugged
n't a nor
ngles, momentum, and precision did. These Gamma guards were used to overwhelming oppon
"Be a good girl, sister. Come back with me. Maybe His
nd. "Ainsley, do you know wh
d, caught
said slowly. "You think you can speak for th
ly she could hear. "You are a bastard, Ainsley Wallace. A wh
eepest, most shameful secret. While many knew
shattering completely. "Seize
ards reach
ding coat and closed around a thin, cold object. A silver needle. Standard o
heel, driving my elbow into his solar plexus with every ounce o
e front of his tunic, and slammed my forehead into the bridge of his nose. Cart
ped. She had expected a helpless Omega
the distance between us in two strides and
A short, sharp scream w
e across her skin. It wasn't deep
stagger back, her hand f
ice quiet and lethal, "and the
her mouth sh
ard the gate, my back s
nraged, tear-filled scream. "G
ape to chase anyone. I d
eir balance, and coming after me. Their footsteps pounded a
The drug was still a weight in my veins, my legs threatening t
it of armor standing in an alc
inst it with every last
rrow corridor. Plates of steel scattered across the floor, creating a wallg as they fought through the mess. In the distance, Ainsley
two word
di
shadows of the garden. I had to get to
at the brightly lit building. A single thought burned in my mind: Angelo. Ainsley.
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