ne
floor. "She says this Lucian is an old friend, but whe
She walked forward with slow, hesitant steps,
nd pulled out a dark green jade p
g perfectly. "But I cannot let my Alpha be deceived. I found this pendant i
throat, his pupils contracting violently in the dim light, his dry e
g finger at the stone. "That is your late fat
nder. The name 'Lucian' has been carved into it. She
. Stealing from a fallen warrio
he took the jade pendant from Serena's han
er tone neutral. "The edges of the lett
step closer to Serena,
endant in my room, Serena?" I de
er for protection. "I... I don't re
essed, not letting her brea
It was... the seventh of la
was a cold, d
was locked in the Obsidian Pack's underground dungeon. Alpha Xander put me there himself for three days bec
e Serena had cried and claimed I threatened her. He had chosen to believe her tears over my words. A flicker of something passed across his face-memory, pe
gallery began to
with sour fear. "I... I meant the
e western city gate, picking up medicine for the pack elder
of her bones hitting the flagstones sharp and ugly in the sudden quiet
acred vow known to our kind. To lie un
r and wrapping his arms around her trembling shoulders.
violently. Fresh blood seeped into my bandages. The
echoed from the heavy double
Beta male strode in. He wore a dark leather c
y family caravan
center of the hall and b
d I have brought the merchant guild's official ledger, sealed with fire w
to Fiona. Then, he turned to look at t
ut a loud, b
rn script. Our caravan, and my own family, only use the ancient northern runic script
ed into loud chatter.
around the room. She realized the
room. "It... it wasn't me! It was a maid! A low-ranking Omega
rward, my shadow f
of this maid, Sere
. The pressure of the entire
reamed out in pani
se he had known, deep down, that Serena was capable of this, and he had chosen to ignore every warning sign. He didn't care who was lyi
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