ra
ir thick with the scent of expensive incense and the un
tray of silver goblets. The metal felt ice-cold agai
e Northern Alpha. She wore a dress of midnight blue, her he
rous red. The jealousy radiating from him was a palpable thing,
a blur. He strode across the hall, his
fingers digging into my
ent. I felt the eyes of
and unrelenting. He didn't care about the whisp
ve. By publicly degrading me, he was signaling to the rival Alphas that I was wo
nd up my spine, a tidal wave of authority that forced my body t
her that he didn't care, and I
elf from the humiliation. This was jus
thout a second glance. He walked toward the balcony,
d made my way toward the back exit. I
he moonlight casting long, ja
umbled over the edge of the stone embankment, la
biting sting of silver ore. I gasped, trying to
the moonlight reflecting off her pa
, a small, satisfied sm
y lungs burning, my vision b
ithin my chest. The mysterious energy surged through my veins, forcibly pushing t
hands grabbed me, hauling me onto the wet g
ess took me was a cold certainty: my sister had just made her fi
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