Valeri
uspicion radiating from him. Zane stood at his side, his expression conflicted. A few other senior warriors were scattered
ng Kade in. But in the end, his curiosity-or perhaps his desire to see me
eyes darting around nervously, avoiding the stares of the others. He hadn't set foot in this
imple, dark tunic and leggings. My face was bare of makeup, my hair pulled back in a
ved stone and fur, set on a raised dais. I walked to the dais but d
I saw it register in Ryker's
. "I've called this meeting for two reasons," I beg
etly piled the crates of food I'd purchased. A collective gas
aged and distributed by Beta Zane. He will ensure every member of this pack, f
ust handed him one of the most signific
thority as Luna, I formally revoke the order of exile against Kade Blackwood. He is rein
ed up, his eyes w
red smile. My voice softe
t to his brother, searching Ryker's face f
hings that were undeniably good, undeniably *right* for the pack. But his
e a blade of ice that sliced thr
ent perform
snapped
ed, his lip curling. "Excell
t tell me, how do you plan to pay for the lives of Corbin and Silas Thorne? The two mates
like a bomb. I saw shock and horror on the fac
, the one sin I couldn't undo with food or pardons. I didn't kno
me out. What could I say? *It wasn
e was my
of his friends' fate. His gaze, which had held a flicker of gratitude mome
rely contain. "Did you think a few crates of bread would make us
a crime I didn't commit. In the face of his righteous fury, all
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