EB
ns. "Alpha," he finally ventured, his voice tight with controlled anger. "Their disrespect i
silver of my mask, erasing my features, leaving only a cold, inhuman facade.
or a wolfless stray. The only difference to me is
er name, her status-it was all meaningless. This marriage was a political neces
ce betraying a hint of resignation. He ro
to the cold, silent trees. A qui
unfamiliar. Curiosity, perhaps. What kind of woman would be sent as a substitute bride? What
it came. It didn't matter. She wa
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of my place in this family. My mother, Luna Evelyn Mathews, circled me, her eyes shar
in disgust. "So unseemly. Brennen has no sense of proportion."
his head slightly, then his shoulders relaxed.
he announced. Relief washe
o me, her expression shifting from annoyance to cold command. "Well, Adal
across the polished surface of the d
hem. On my father's relief. On my mother's satisfactio
ty of a business transacti
My voice was barely a whisper, strained by the pain
eyebrows shot toward her hairline. It was a word they ha
ent fear churned: the fear of a life unlived, of dying a victim withou
own on me with the full weight of his Alpha authority. "What did you
ng to force me to my knees. Cold sweat trickled down my back.
time. "I said no. I will not sign anything, and I will not
p, ugly sound. "You? A wolfless disgrace?
rner digging into my palm, grounding me. I stared
nt now. I am the only one who can secure this
in my life, I sho
king at me now, not as a nuisance or a shad
that the broken, obedient
impending tirade. His voice was low, d
y through my side. This was my only chance. My one and only move
EB
las stood there, his expression
thin. My fingers, drumming a restless rhythm
nside. "There appears to be a..
eneath the mask. "
... Adaline Mcleod. She is re
Tap
udden, absolute silence i
frail, wolfless
I felt a flicker of something other than
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