ste
quiet hallway to Elder Janyce's study. Through the half-open oak door, I saw the
e heavy desk. Brenda held a sheet of parchment with wet
ef Royal Scholar! For the honor of the Wiggins pack
r. She slammed the iron tip of her cane int
ul mana crystals? Brenda, have you gone mad, or do you think you
her face twisted with res
I mean, you prepared all these treasures for Cel
limit. The old woman's chest heaved violently
watched the scene unfold, a cold sm
the parchment out of Brenda's hands, and without a secon
a bloodcurdling shriek and lunged forward to claw it out of the fire,
Carlie's face, Elder Janyce r
to Celeste's late mother! How dare a lowborn bastard bred
ars poured down Carlie's cheeks a
! Without that dowry, how am I supposed
da scrambled forward on her knees a
confused! Please, for the Pack Alpha's sake
d Brenda's hands a
wo trunks are cut down to one! Take your
in half, Carlie's eyes rolled back in her
en and stepped inside, placing the soup bowl gently on the desk as the gu
please drink your so
athing slowly steadied. She sank back into
eeping and smashing pottery every day, I spent the time quietly inst
hung low over the castle as a biting wind
all jewelry, I tucked the silver herb pouch securely i
ir with trembling hands, her ey
en of wolves that eats weak Omega
the blurry copper mirror, I k
going there to be eaten. We are going the
outside the main gates, signaling the ar
cloak around my shoulders, and walked out of the
horse cart. Ten paces away from her sat my carriage-a massive black coach pulled by fo
her eyes bloodshot with jealousy a
and coach? By tomorrow morni
d looked down at her, curving
r Darrin has a foul temper when money is tight. You
dark purple bruise on her wrist where Darrin had grabbed h
iron footplate under Thomas's watchful eye and climbed
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