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the freezing courtyard, her nose wrinkled in disgust
ey hadn't stepped in to support my weight, I would have collapsed face-first into the dir
g down at my bruised face and bloodstained hem
response. Leaning heavily on Corey's a
en inside the hollow leg of my cot-a meager seven hundred dollars, the last of my private savings. It wasn't nearly enough for
ing pen from my dress and hid it deep in the seam
hew out through the service gates and into the
gned wolves, transient merchants, and working-class families. It was noisy and rough,
n a brick alleyway and used five hundred dollars cash
the Pack," I instructed Clara, pressing the remaining two hundred dolla
ul embrace. "Ever, be careful. If th
back and forcing a confident smile
side my inner pocket was a solid silver pocket watch engraved with Casimiro's initials-the only valuable item my late husband had left behind. In wer
g. Having gone without food or sleep for over thirty hours, a sudden wave of hypoglycemia
f a high-end French café, leaning my should
cing heart to slow down, a familiar scent
ar and win
snappe
window of the café's VIP
dark crewneck, yet the casual attire did nothing to soften the lethal, aristocratic edge of hi
tunning, golden-haired noblewoman dresse
months, the Pack's rumor mill had buzzed with whispers that the Council was actively arranging a
red hands, while Damon merely swirled the black coffee in
r them. Lowering the brim of my
an electric bicycle lost control
ok
vement. My handbag flew open, spilling my sparse belongings across the sidewalk-including Casimiro's sil
ter drew the attentioner my things. When I reached for the pocket watch and looked up, my
ee. His gaze was pinned on me, c
blue eyes widening in dramatic surpri
rass-trimmed glass door and stepped out onto the si
ing with sweet, patronizing concern as she extended a lace-gloved
t, and pushed myself up from the cold ground using m
casually shoved into his coat pockets. His eyes dropped direct
ging through gutters for scraps?" His voice was s
and met his gaze with cold defiance. "T
oblivious to the razor-sharp tension between us. "I'm heading to the couture boutique down the
s," I said quickly, taking a step bac
a steel blade. A faint, cruel smirk touched the corner of his lip
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