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fe felt cold a
e pale, thin skin of my wrist. A sharp, stinging pain followed as
my ribs, a frantic bird
green paste of ground herbs. I quickly stirred the mixture with a wooden spoon, my
smell of the herbs, filling the stuffy room. It was the smellhe bowl to the bed where he lay. Alpha Grayso
d left by a silver dagger. It pulsed with a dark energy
It was still warm. I pressed my hand agai
hrink, the raw flesh knitting itself together at a speed that defied nature. I could feel my life force
My knees buckled. I threw out a hand, my palm slapping against the hard wood
ed myself, his f
eyes sna
now they were clouded with confusion. His gaze darted aro
ition
features into something ugly. He had no idea what I had just done for him-no one had ever explained the true nature o
ped, his voic
. It caught me square in the shoulder, the impact echoing through my bones.
head cracked against the leg of the heavy wooden wardr
an escape
avage tug. Blood trickled from the puncture wound, but he didn't seem to no
ysical blow. His chest heaved as he fought to steady his breathing. When he spoke
will never accept a conniving Omega like you as my
e, the heavy double doors
worry, lit up with ecstatic relief when she saw her so
toward me, her eyes narrowing into slits of pure malice. She saw me on the floo
dripping with venom. "You bro
und her ankles. Her hand rose, poised to strike.
y bleeding wrist, wrapped in a now-soaked bandage, took th
torrent of abuse. I was a jinx, a bad omen, a parasi
uards," he commanded, his voice ringing with the absolute authorit
stormed into the room, each grabbing one of my arms. Their
room, my worn boots scraping against the polished marble, l
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