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reen to signal that Leo's fever had broken, the firs
wake all night. As I walked into the master bathroom to splash co
bile rose up my throat. I dry-heaved into the basin, my
mirror, my fingers slowly drifting d
dden sensitivity to smells.
struck me like a physical
ess female bearing an Alpha's child would be stripped of all rights and treated as nothing more than an incu
ter, pulled on an oversized trenc
d on the outer fringe of the territory, far beyond the pack's surveillance grid. I paid
crypted satellite phone vibrated in my pocket. T
and answered. "Chlo
he only one who knew the true identity b
ith excitement. "A direct request from the King's Domain. An ancient ceremon
e Moon Goddess relic f
ifically demanded our master restoration signature," Chloe explained. "The bo
sole disciple of Jacky Morrison, the continent's most revered master of ancient werewolf artifacts. My dorma
smit the high-res scans to my private termina
Blackstone security has been
my way," I said
driver to pick him up and bring him to the estate for further examination. Now
board overhead flickered to a live broadcast. Andrew appeared on the screen, looking impeccably sha
elebrating Omega Star's Birthday, the b
gling excitedly. "Alpha Andrew is so devoted to Ginger! That
ndow, cutting off their voices. The c
kstone Manor. The Gamma guards at the gatehouse gave my car
grand foyer. The maids in the hall went silent the
rcepted me with a practiced, superfici
o home," I said co
Arthur said, shifting his feet to block the corrido
els clicking sharply against the floor as I headed
ft, overly sweet voice drifted o
d the d
mited-edition robotic mecha, while Leo sat quietly
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