ena
rom the shadows of
lla and chemical floral perfume. Up close, I caught it-a faint, wild undertone beneath the arti
thing else. Something old. Something that made my Omega
nia said softly, tilting her head. "Run into
used to show weakness in front
my voice a carefully constructed wall against the wind. "I
t a small, e
s attention back?" she asked. Her sweet
a step cl
as stood in front of the Elders. He fought the oldest, most po
eart of the Pack. To remove
e," Sonia smiled proudly. "
lied evenly. "Take good care of
her and walked away
before the pressure in m
dripped down
my hand. In the dim light of the
he sluggish liquid, a faint, pulsing white lumineseathing heavily. The silver was e
myself back to m
pain in my bones was like being c
iling, my mind dri
g. Silas had gone against all
ses. We hated artificial, chemic
a to fill his car, his clothes, and hi
lf to endure the pain,
was over. An Alpha would only suppress h
ng human painkillers
d me into a dee
past. Maya was on
e Packhouse. Maya lifted her tiny head and
p, joyful sound. He wrapped his
e whispered in my dream.
shattered
ning light was shining wea
ead and cough
horribly in the sunlight. And there it was again-that faint whi
. The Moon Goddess was
ashed my face, brushed my hair,
rritory and found a sm
hair and looked at the
the large, black-and-white portrait with
e towering glass buildin
rtment. I signed the final papers
all and knocked on
a calm voic
he door an
our Pack. He was a Beta, the secon
o my close
work. His sharp brown eyes imm
ent of fresh rain and parchment
and placed a sealed brow
my will. I am leaving this territ
the envelope,
h. "I need you to handle m
ope, but he did not open it. Instead, he looked a
tly. "Tell me everythi
re's something I need you to investigate, too," I whispered. "Sonia. She knew about t
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