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guest room on the second floor. It was simple, modern, and clean, with a large window that looke
'd heard it before. "Familiarize yoursel
ed to the window and stared out at the unfamiliar landscape. I wa
t through my newfound se
ronic illness making her dependent on the pack's resources for her medicine and care. For seven years, my position as Zane's c
. I had to know
ade entirely of glass. He was studying a large map of the t
," I said, forcing the words out
ply nodded. "Of course." He reached for a set of keys on his desk. "Take
trast to Zane's possessive control. It settled a small warmt
approached the small, familiar home with a heavy heart. I couldn't tel
er kind face breaking into a relieved smile
g around me. "Are you alright? Is everything oka
cting the first lie of my new life. "Everything's fine, Mom. Zane... he's g
was a benevolent leader, and her daughter being entrusted with a secret
garden and the latest town gossip, my heart aching with the weight
As the Sterling truck carried me back toward my new, uncertain future, a profound loneliness washed over me. I ha
to prove my worth to Kael, to earn a place in his pack that was so secure, so powerf
- The Blackwood Packho
t. The Beta entered Zane's office
on his desk, their heads close together as they discussed stra
aid, interrupting them. "This is from
pe from Kian with an air of impatience and, without even looking at it, tossed
ods, I suppose," he muttered, his at
sing through their green depths-before she too dismissed it. She pointed to a sp
ind. Kian stood there for a moment, a frown on his face, before sighing inaudibly and ret
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