lyn
its sheer weight a final, wearying burden. The cold autumn wind struck my
ld hear the whispers of the castle guards behind me. The poison R
s of the outer wall. But as I drew closer, a sour, unple
ng the exit. Their eyes were filled
shouted, pointing a grimy
ur pack!" a woman shrieked.
rcle around me. My inner wolf whined, shrinking
but a hand shoved
nds, you useless thi
shed up to meet me. Panic flared in my mind. My ha
earth-shaking roar tor
le-furred wolf form arced through the air, landing on the cobblestone
e, razor-sharp teeth at the crowd, a dark, booming growl rumbling in his chest. The sheer force
ared to
beat. He was heedless of his nakedness. He scooped me up from
d me onto the carriage's worn leather seat, then knocked twice on the carriage wall. A loyal driver I had not noticed in the shadows immediately snap
suffocating. I watched the hard muscles of h
my voice trembling. "I thou
nto the dark forest. His jaw was cle
id simply. His voice was cold, utterly
over my stomach
ou taking me
at me. "Deep in the forest. It is protected b
a bitter sound. "To hide your discarde
His dark eyes were filled with
ep you alive, Evelyn,"
k. We had arrived at a hidden stone ma
ld a heavy iron key out t
rs finally spilling over. "Tell me you sti
sive hands curled into fists u
velyn," he forced the words o
is back. He shifted into his great black wol
biting at my skin. I unlocked the heavy w
with my favorite silks, the sweet berry incense I preferred, and the softest
chment resting on the pillow. It carried the scent of
read the hurried script
recorded a threat against Rosalind, a vow that if she eve
ho said he could not love me had built me a sanctuary and sworn to destroy anyone who
ds in a tapestry I was only beginning to see. And somewhere in this manor, Lucius's bloodline had left their records. I woul
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