mir'
hick castle windows. The rain felt lik
my boots clicking impatiently
rain my ears for any sound over the
s practically vibr
to gray embers. His hands were buried in his hair, his eyes dart
hu's voice was barely a whisper
gravel grinding together. I forced my jaw to relax
a Lycan. He's the peak of our kind. He's always active during the storms. He
back to him, staring out into the darkness where the forest was nothin
e else in this c
ped, a sneer curling my lip as I remembered the
this one. I had been wandering the upper corrid
king was
no other w
ng against the wall as he lurched forward. His head was down, and h
let the wolf take the pain. But he stayed in that pathetic
ked fr
ked...
se in me that night
and here was our leader, the Alpha of Alphas, reduc
henever it rained. I watched and I waited,
t discovery, I took a jasmine-scen
or below his private quarters. If his senses were sharp,
ed in the shadows near the
passed.
corridor on his way to the library
ead. He caught not a single whiff
n to peek through the sky the next morning. I
e foundation of the castle. He stormed into th
t scent in this cas
orward that morning, feigning
slowly faded away. "Ottomir. I've warned eve
won't happen aga
aused a scene, I ha
dle during the storm then he
t again. This time, I didn't burn the candle on the floor below. Inste
the door. I lit it. The jasmine scent exploded in
ilt of my dagger, my heart raci
urst through the doors but nothing
spoke to himself in low, guttural tones, but not once did h
ed him. It had stripped away the primary weapon
nking?" Ashu's voice br
s still staring at me with th
t had confirm
t know what it was but it was the best op
truth. I couldn't. He was loyal
ing the storms, Ashu,
oor, his shoulders slumpin
e front door, my im
ore to myself than to him. "I told them to strike tonigh
King dying as my voice rose higher. "I told them that tonight, the
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