Broken Bonds: The Rise of the White Wolf

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h the floorboards, syncing perfectly with t

osed to exist

was simple fabric, nothing like the shimmering designer gowns the high-born females wore,

ty champagne flutes like a shield. It was the only prop that allowed me t

most suffocating, heavy with scents-vanilla, sandalwood, musk. The combine

, the ai

and the heat of bodies like a bla

r wolf scrambled to her feet, her tail

Mate i

the pull, I fol

ng in a black tuxedo, his dark hair swept back, his jawline hard enough to break a hand against.

his arm like a

y inch the Luna she was scheming to become. She leaned in, whispering so

y, sharp and hot,

self, repeating the mantra

ological pull of the bond. I just needed to get

y, Izzy

e crowded room. There was no surpri

he passed a large potted fern, I saw her hand flick out. A thick, sealed manila envelope sl

isappearing into th

ad she simpl

used to cleaning up after the elite. Without thinki

o say, intending to chas

ou have th

r I recognized-one of Izzy's cousins-stepp

s," I stammered, holding out

ssive speed. He tore the seal open. His eyes widened, a

d, turning his he

er died instantly. The silence rippl

swept over the crowd and landed

rowd parting like the Red Sea before a storm. His scent changed instantly. The fresh r

, his voice a low growl that vi

, holding up the papers. "It contains the patrol schedules for t

ied information. Giving that to Rogues-wolves wi

inning to tremble violently. "No, I

had materialized at his side. Her face

"I don't know what she's talking about. Why would I have thos

how could you? I know you needed money for your fa

nic rising in my throa

!" Marcu

me like a physical blow to

st my will, teeth clicking together. My inner wolf whined, cowe

face twisting into a snarl. He looked at me, an

gnition of the soul-bond that

ft. "You dare betray this pack? You dare use

e thought the lowest creature

ne

es buckled, hitting the hard marble floor with a sickening crack. Tears streamed down

through the paralysis, but it came

god of vengeance. "I shoul

ldn't turn my head, but I heard the raw desperati

cus ordered without

sickening sound of a blow

heaving chest. "Marcus, don't kill her here. It will ruin the

plit second, her mask slipped. A c

nded, his voice devoid of any warmth.

ed uselessly against the floor. Through the blur of tears, I watched

the viper and

r wolf let out a sound I had never heard before. It