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A
l trembled in
ing. The cold stone beneath my bare feet sent a chill through my body. Around me
nstead, I stood in the middle of a ritual circle, waiti
ad made me something the pack never accepted. I was a hybrid, a bastard, and a curse in their eyes. Those were the name
. At least, I
ssica. His jaw was tight, and when our eyes met, he quick
someone whispere
ard. Easier s
e awakeni
sing my fingernails into my palms while I silently prayed for the Moon Goddess to hear me. J
that was supposed to spread through my body. One second passed, then another, but nothing happened. Ther
y hear
nd found the elder staring
on Goddess has not ble
. Across the circle, Diana sighed as though the entire ceremony had been a waste of her morn
the worst pain of th
le as I pressed my palm against my temple. I blinked several times
aste of
body was speaking. Before I could understan
shift. Noah must b
osed. Then another voice came, followed by another. A woman smiled sympathetically at me while her thoughts fille
mething ugly, and every sympathetic expression carried a sec
ah.
one who wouldn't look at me like I was a disappointment. Pushing through
and her thoughts suddenl
m again. If I have to scrub anothe
stoppe
h
maid's wrist before she could w
r eyes widenin
you say ab
say anythi
telling the truth. Slowly, I released her wrist, feeling the blood
shaking my head as
was the maid's thought repeating inside my head. My steps quickened as I followed the
t him sti
y open, and a familiar male voice came fro
ah.
d turne
an, her legs wrapped around his waist and her fingers digging into his bare back. The ma
as N
ree years. The man who h
heir movements. My eyes remained fixed on th
any years on that fr
ring. Then I turned toward Jessica, whose expressi
tle ghost. He's been mine s
er and hurled it against the wall beside their bed. The vase shattered, sendin
az
my chest rising a
e said quickly, struggling to pull
Explain what? Explain how you've been sleeping with my
oment, he looked genuinely fr
he could still ask such a stu
out covering herself. She folded her arms and looked
s curling into fists. "Really?
ally think someone like Noah wou
, filled with the same cruelty. L
months. They had been laughing behind my back for three mon
ok as I looked betwee
ds as though he could somehow calm me d
appe
head turned sharply from the impact. He star
ad a year to tell me you didn't love me. A whol
mean for you to f
even be honest enough to end things
thing with a satisfied smile. "Congratulations. You
defended whenever Jessica insulted him, and imagined spending the rest o
and I walked out without giving eit
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