eed
rl in front of me frowned, her brows knitting togethe
said it
ally ne
territory looking for refuge-just for a little while. I just neede
ing in her eyes. I must have looked awful-filthy, exhausted,
aid slowly. "But first... do
fore answering.
or anything, but my brother is the Alpha of this pack-Alpha Aries. And this is the
lly, I ce
their ruthlessness-but only toward hunters. Rogues like me,
smile never fading. "We should stay here until the party
silence. The minutes stretched on as we waited. The di
w," Rose said, stepping
roached us from the opposite direction. His pres
Al
d, bracin
rs with Alphas had
a Arie
ad endured that emptiness, my heart fractured by loss. My parents
a simple hunting trip. Her death shattered me. It took everything in me not to los
eared for a reason. We sh
ake me "move on." My father's birthday was a convenient excuse to throw
alizing, but it was my father's
pped their heads in respect. The weight of my position pr
amily table. My gaze swept the gathering, taking
was m
mother, I asked,
nds. I made a mental note to check on her later, but for n
wn. That's when I spotted Rose, her bright pink outf
he wasn
y, like she was trying not to be noticed. A
o intense, it sent a strange jolt through
he sensation an
m, but not unkind. Then my gaze flicked
uth to explain, but
was steady, but there was something u
er voice, something
time in years, I
party wasn't a
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