ali
through the sunlit air, raining down u
g frantically at the stones like a deranged animal
ot out from every direction-bakers, blacksmiths, noble reta
sand gold coins for 'Elixirs of Beast Blood' signed by Dolphus Patterson, with an exp
and gold for Martha Patterson's personal jewelr
wildly at the sea of judging, disgusted faces. The illusion of his noble, self-m
w, letting a single, perfect tear slide down my ch
ing bankruptcy, I used my late mother's dowry to save you. I bought your horses, I paid your tutors, I funded
in a fury of rig
d, hurling a rotten cabbage
la
ludge exploded over Dolph
ned down upon the Patterson guards and Martha. The common folk, long oppressed by arro
lpha!" Dolphus screamed, swinging his sword wi
sing like a feral cat, but Bessie stepped in swiftly and del
L
nd and collapsed into the puddle of cabbage water
ing my Lady!" Bessie ye
with pure, unadulterated madness. His reputation was ruined, his famil
cords vibrating with demonic rage. "You cr
is bones popping as he began a partial Alpha shift. Claws extended from his fingertips,
, lunging to intercept, but Dolphu
o dodge and secretly deploy a concealed silv
against my flesh, but directly against the Moo
AC
moonstones
stal echoed between us, and the
from the crack, tearing into my vein
eing violently torn from my bone
ed the entire market, drowning
der of my own wildly pounding heart; then a
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