ora
elds star
d his gaze, my heart hammering against my ribs. I could no
a sharp voice cut
her mind! A wolfles
t. Her face was a mask of concern,
, dismissive gesture that silenced her as effectively as a gag. Bea
oment, to his mother. A silent
I heard her murmur, her voice low but firm. "Th
turned his attention back to the crowd, his voice booming wi
e honor of House Fi
ne again. "Your d
nce. I felt a tremor of relief so profound it alm
Jasper forward,"
rice's face. Jasper was her son. If I chose hi
ascended the altar. They were the image of high-born wolves, tall, broad-shouldered, with the casual arrogance of those w
neration, besides my son," Fento
lly accepting the scraps from the Alpha's table. Beatrice was practically vibra
ad a gentle smile. Either of them would have been considered a magnificent match for any she-wolf in the te
not
other, then slowly, del
charged silence, everyone in the front row he
t me, their handsome faces slack with disbelief. To be publicly refused by
rose a fraction
t the shocked faces in the crowd. It settled, once and
no hint of romance in my eyes. Only
I stated. "I was to be the mate of the future
to either of them would make me the wife of a
power, all the audacity in the world into my lungs.
paused, letting the anticipation build to an unbearable pea
Extended my index
, but down, at t
lpha Fento
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