Broken by the Alpha, Reborn as Queen

tte

t sound human. It was the raw, guttural s

r in the h

g face down in the dirt, her bask

ding through the mud, grabbing

unnatural violet. The smell of Wolfsbane was so p

aking her limp form. "Wake

ce. The heart that had loved me when

arrison's voice cut thro

ee cup in hand, looking dow

k robe that I recognized. It was mine.

at him, my voice cracki

t irritatingly composed. He knelt beside the bod

delicate hand. "Disgusting. Why would the Pack Hea

e hang in the air,

on blurring with red rage. "You d

son snapped. "Co

my fingers curling into claws, ready

oug

that slammed me into the earth, knocking the air out of my lungs. I collapsed into the dirt be

out a small vial with theatrical precision. "Pure Wolfsbane extract. It looks like she was

and held my throat shut like an iron collar.

corpse with a cold detachment that broke whatever was left of my heart. "We ca

ested softly, leaning into him. "To prot

is pants as if to clean off the contagion of my grief. He

mother's body get smaller and smaller, le

owl. Just a quick burial in the corner of th

to my skin. I felt hollow. The pain was so great i

last shovel of dirt was thr

whispered, staring at the headstone. "Curios

was burning. A heat that started in my marrow and spread outward. It

I said. My voice

have no allies. You have no family

was

was summoned to

ned up against the wall like a firing squad. Key

ck is in a fragile state. The merger with the Dixon pac

ow,"

ling papers to avoid looking at me. "He will not merge with a pack

casting me

id, trying to sound noble. "But I am not hea

urdity of it sting

k has agreed to take you," Garrison s

our wives, all of whom died under "mysterious circumsta

selling me to a butcher to buy mining righ

agonizing. My bones felt like th

. The Janette who begged for crumbs of affe

ed surprised. He had expect

my fate,

g to Black Rock. And

d realized the bond was already dead. He had k

my voice devoid of emotion