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empty inside. Hundreds of people packed into the mansi
ain, and the heir to a kingdom I hated. Everyone in this room fear
at burned. I needed the alcohol to numb my mind. My
hing my every move like hawks, waiting for me to fail. On top of that, the strange curse carved into
ts away. I did not want to think abou
e into thinking I was fine. I grabbed a pretty blonde girl by her
soft arms around my neck. "I thought you
ace, Sarah," I lied, leani
"You are so sweet. Maybe we can get out of here l
howed real feelings, I felt disgusted. I pulle
d and fast. "Do not get attached
d her eyes, but I turned my bac
ulder and laughed hard. "You are
e. I lived by one strict law. I never let anyone get close
party suddenly softened. People parted like the
his world, but Damian was my bro
calm. I brought shame to my family name, while Damian made his parents proud eve
noticed Elena Whitmore s
et shadow. She never wore revealing clothes. She never competed with the other girls for my attention. She never
l to
oward the middle o
ts. She was just adjusting her jacket, but
ide my chest s
nt silent in my ears.
in, dark vanilla, and pine needles. My inner wolf woke up instantly. It roar
eamed into my mind.
rt, terrified gasps. The black curse scar across my ribs ignited into blin
, pressing a hand against m
ed to tell myself my wolf was confu
onto mine acro
es met, my wolf we
this. I had never felt this desperate, terrified, or weak in my entire life. My feet m
a voice
ace between us. He stopped walking
ils dilated until his eyes were almost completely black. I felt
a. Then, slowly, he turned
did not need to. The truth hung
mate and she w
only girl who had ever managed to pierce my heart be
ng, a sharp sound echoed
A
d at once. Sparks flew through the dark, an
rom the ceiling. It felt like a mountain crushed my shoulders. Every
sed against the wood. My proud wolf bowed down against my will.
moon suddenly turned blood red. Darkness sw
ent prophecy said the ec
lena. She was down on her knees too, holding her rig
ped. The black curse mark was shifting. A glowing symbol bur
ht under it. It was an ancient roy
not a normal mate bond. An ancient, dangero
black and a terrifying im
g eyes. She looked exactly like Elena. But her face was cold and cruel, she held a
ad and looked straight at me. A slow,
d closer at her neck. She was wearing a hea
klace my mother had worn
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