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city, turning the sky
trice has sent Investigator Martha to inspect the bridal suite. Pack tradition requires v
ng a small amber glass vial I ha
he master bed
e sat by the marble fireplace,
e said without looking up. "She won't leave
wants," I replied, walking
usement. "Give her what? You're a Wolfless. You d
glass vial, uncor
dar bark and wild valerian. When exposed to body hea
niffed the liquid, and frowned. "Cedar and
eaches many th
d outside the bedroom door, follo
led out. "By decree of the Elder Council,
sing the vial onto the duvet
ng only a thin silk camisole, and sl
ms, rubbing them together until the sc
ttoning his dark dress shirt to expose his broad,
ess, his large frame inst
oated hands against the sides of h
e warm, bare skin of his collarbone, a violen
iffened i
golden eyes widening as his gaze locked
an octave as his large hand wrapped around
ed against h
natural cedar musk, creating a thick, intoxicating
n so his lips brushed the shell of my ear. "
face, but I knew
t, trembling gasp, digging my nail
y thigh between mine, his thumb tracing a da
pulling a genuine, breathy moan from my che
or, the floorb
cil acknowledges the bond. May the M
the hallway until the heavy
pressing my palms against
didn'
ber eyes burning through the shado
d against my palms,
ing slightly on my hip before releasing me. "I have only ever s
ssion blank. "It is basic ancestral herba
and sitting on the edge, pulling his
to me, Elise. I have zero
, watching his broad back. "I onl
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