phin
, the two Gammas, hauled me forward with terrifying ease. My screams tore at my t
ssive expanse of dense forest enclosed by towering black iroding me sprawling into
rbin announced, his voice devoid
diately, a chorus of deep, hungry howls erupted from the depths of the woods. The air was thick
my face, and jagged roots tore at my thin dress. I had no Inner Wolf to guide me,
yself inside, slamming the flimsy door shut and curling into a tight ball in the corner. The shack reeked of mold and animal dropp
e howling eventually faded into a tense s
t through the th
fers you a c
eta. His voice was low, perfect
eturn to Stonehaven Pack, and you will be spared. Refuse
beatings. Return to watch Naomi, the only mother I ever
n my chest, burning away the paralyzin
ed my trembling voice out into the dark. "Tell your
the rest of the night shivering in the dirt,
y never
n crept through the broken windo
art hammering against my ri
harpened the cruel lines of his face. **The scent of pine and steel flooded the shack-a visceral reminder of the
"I survived," I rasped, locking eyes with the preda
Mark." He leaned back, the wheelchair groaning under his weight-**a calculated lie, like eve
rength, this charade was an insult.** But Naomi's face
whispered, t
the threshold, his sweatpants pulled taut against his thigh-**revealing corded muscle flexi
itter clarity crystallized: *This man wields deceptio
threw over his shoulder,
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