nora
thought was my home, and locked the heavy door behind
ey had dried up the moment
s, a trip, a crisis. Now I knew. He was just spending it with his real family. And the "calming herbal tea" he
lk. I can compensate you," Jaxon said, his voice laced
My youth, my trust, my belief in the sacredness o
a single encrypted contact: Julian. My broth
send it
h of will. But the lock was special, reinforced. It held. I heard him snarl in frustration through th
r leave the Pack House!"
uld faintly hear the mental ch
in a mo
y's back. This is
use with a drive that takes a full minute to walk. The kitchen always smelled of bread. The older Pack members called me Miss Eleanora
e gaps around it. I remember Julian carrying me through the orchard on his shoulders, telling me the whole Pack
ember my mot
er I would choose my own life instead, and
g - that I would be the one to c
g. Something to be mov
ook off the diamond earrings, the sapphire necklace, every piece of
th eyes that burned with a purpose I hadn't seen
nside this house. Clara Montgomery. Th
lara, I'm not feeling well. Can you come
ass, their reluctance clear. The moment she saw my face, her professional ca
ch of the dried herbs Jaxon always used fo
kly, her portable analyzer humming softly. A f
ide with horror. "This contains a h
ked, a cold dread co
long period... it makes a she-wolf barren. It slowly
my heart. From the very beginning, he ha
ails digging into my
lp," I said. "Don't te
n my eyes and nodded firmly
mall, sleek satellite phone engraved with a single lett
told Clara. "But I'm not running
han simply escaping. I needed a bigger weapon. An
had always refused to even consider.
drawer. Inside lay a single, black me
ir Van
liance. Not for my fam
. It wasn't time for him to step in. I had
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