The Rejected Luna's Secret: Awakening the White Wolf

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d in my

I had almost died weeks ago. It was restored, glittering u

She was holding a microphone, her cheeks flushed with wine. S

someone off-camera. "Everyone keeps

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e been connected since we were

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air around her finger. "The one he says is a family heirloom? I made that for him wh

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randfather. He told me it was a symbol of Alpha protection. I had touched

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gallery, barely making it to the sink before I d

t just the marriage. The

mocked me every single day by wearing her pro

haunted. But my eyes... my eyes were changing. The soft haz

he was scratching at

had to see it all. I had to

father forced the alliance. He told me every night, 'Just wait, Aria.

ed. Bennett walk

d at her with a softness I had never, ever se

y, but he was smiling.

n't de

d my honor. He didn't defend our marriage. He jus

appy," he said, kissi

e screen went black, and w

me down, the heavy, wet blanket

fire. Scorching

aving loved him. I felt foolish for every tear I had shed over

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s standing at the door, a broom in his ha

Deeper. Resonant. It vibrated in my chest. "I'm just reali

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ing the vict

ted a message to the Pack Council-not to Bennett, but

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ncil of Sil

nd Alpha Bennett Randolph has been rejected by me due to infidelity and failure of duty. I claim no alim

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n felt like dropping

looked out at the Eiffel

nowy white. And she threw back her head and howled, a sound of pu

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