d before finally giving up. She reached for her favorite fountain pen instead.
o hard the nib nearly tore through the page-the day her wedding to Hunte
ning, not a celebration. A
dcast live across the entire island. Her body had been found three days later at the edge of the forest, torn to pieces. The
. But even with the brides swapped, the opp
tarting line for her revenge, though
nce more. Revenge felt like a living, starving beast ins
xactly what they wanted. Would their motiva
d quietly live out her life as a researcher at Isiflora Essence. But the phantom memory o
ling both the Dubois and Montclair fortune
inheritance?" she whispered, sta
caught off guard this time. But true protection c
name in block letters. Right
o develop an attachment to her-an instinctive urge to protect that would extend to he
selection ceremony. But according to what her sister had mentioned back then, Logan ha
two servants? A housekeeper who-according to island rumors and Dyana's past-life confirmations-was also his lover, and a g
s throat. Would he accept her condition? Would he agree
... she wouldn't allow Lucylle to be left vulnerable. She would
e words "Leave with Grandma" on the p
d did she even want to be near him? But what choice did she have? Without winning Logan over, it would
eath and wrote, "How to
The wolf she intended to tame might ver
oom door made her jump,
r mate is here to see you. And your fathe
had come on the very day of the mate selection ceremony. Back then, it had been earlier i
had taken longer to decide. He had likely sent an employee in person-probab
e snapped the planner shut and
s through it while concentrating, and her oversized t-shirt and leggings were hardly formal attire. Still, it
ood stairs, the first thing
a scent that dominated the air and made the fine hairs on her arms stand up, even with her weak
n, she
is height-he stood close to six-foot-seven-but a suffocating presence that sucked all t
jeans. His hair fell in messy waves around his shoulders. But it was his eyes that had always fascinated her. They were the col
and fragile beside him, wringing
stered across her face. Her golden eyes, however, darted
ht, her sister was just as shocked by his presence as she was. L
built like a muscle-bound tank. His cold gray eyes scanned the room, pausing on Lys
edy voice pulled her back t
n't reach his eyes. Those burning coals remained lock
"Of course... Logan... came in
ening in her stomach. She stepped forward to greet hi
expected honor to have
n shift his gaze from his true target. His stare felt like a physical weight, tracing every detail of L
t of mocking amusement. "A proposal with such personal clau
ate a single word
revealing the sha
eyes away from Lysand
nd for the first time, he moved. He closed the distance between them with a predator's grace, stoppi
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