ra'
andle. I moved softly over the wooden floorboards, my slip
y were kissing with desperate hunger. Kaelen pulled back, gasping for air. "You went too far," Kaelen grow
ho cares what they talk about?" she purred. "The blind girl c
aning in to bite
en. When infused with a drop of magic, it records the light and sound of the world around it. I squeezed the crystal and pushed a tiny pulse of m
d, I knew it had captured enough. I
to restock wine, I slipped through the servant's exit, blending in with the loadi
g Kaelen had forged from the metal that burned him, just to prove his love. I stared at it for a long moment, then slowly closed my fist. With a surge of my awakdried flower, every gift he had ever given me felt like an insult in my hands. I cast th
hair messy and his shirt unbuttoned. He was covered in sweat and the
che," I said smoothly, staring at the wall.
walked over and kissed the top of my head. "
terrible peace. I smiled when he sp
window. Kaelen read the note and sighed. "I must go inspect the
parchment. "Before you go, Alpha," I said softly. "The
act. An ancient, magical contract that permanently c
chment. As his hand reached for it, I pushed a tiny pulse of my White Wolf magic into the paper, a subtle suggestion wove
at the bottom of the page. "Buy whatever you need, my love," he said, tossing a
sometimes wore over my eyes. I let them fall to the floor. I placed the signed Severance Pact and the Memory Crystal side by si
amp. He stormed through the muddy tents, barking orders and searching for Sele
he castle... I saw the Luna just now. She... she wasn't using her cane. Sh
s ago. The day he had taken Selena on the Luna's bed. Panic explode
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