eli
s. The air was instantly suffocating, thick with Graves's dominant scent-
body against the absolute farthest edge, leaving a vast, empty chasm of cold silk sheets between me an
ps, water droplets tracing the hard lines of his chest. He stopped. His d
, deeply offended and wounded by its Fated Mate's physical rejection. But Graves was an Alpha. He ins
ones rattle. He turned on his heel, grabbed a pair of sweatpants, and stormed out of the roo
ipating. He was going to sleep in his study. I was safe for the night,
e estate early to formally resign at the of
charcoal suit, flipping through a stack of documents. He didn't
othes. You're c
rnold Hebert usually accompanie
rk shadow over me. "You wanted the honors of a Luna, didn't you?" he sneered, his voice dripping with ve
s, I n
ced my legs to move against my will. He truly believed I had manipulated Elder Cecelia. The misc
sive restaurant for the supernatural elite. The dim lighting and the heavy scent of rich f
ed in, my stomach churned. He reeked of stale cigars and dirty musk. His predatory eyes i
ine. His large, clammy hand clamped down on my wrist, forci
sperate, pleading look at Graves, who
, Graves's jaw clenched, and he deliberately turned his head away, e
ed into a millio
rip on my wrist tightened painfully. "You must know exactly how to please an Alpha to get a seat at this tabl
nally thrown me into the jaws of another predator just to punish me. I pressed my free hand against my s
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