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contained fury. He was a predator held in check, and
aze without
ed strength with every word. "I want twenty
a shriek. "You're insane! Twenty percent? Do
my payment. For twenty years of service to a family that never wan
r roared, slamming his fist o
g, fueled by years of suppressed rage. "You are not marryi
f it hung betwee
e name of the Moon Goddess. The moment I am wed to Kaleb Caldwell, I am no longer a member of the
To willingly sever oneself from one's Pack
Evelyn whispered, her face s
rather have no pack than be treated like filth by my own." My gaze swept ove
was weighing the cost of the alliance against the cost of my dema
in his eyes. It was t
house tonight. I will disappear into the woods and become a true Rogue. Then you can explain to Alpha Kaleb
threat. A decl
was a c
t would shatter the peace talks and make Oakhaven
with rage, her hand po
thing on their political ambiti
y ached, my heart hammere
eyes. When he opened them again, they
the word tasting lik
over me, so powerful
the blood oath will be completed just before the ceremony begins
nsuring I couldn't ta
But I will require physical proof of the transf
y mother looked at me not as a daughter, but
ice. I had
led me back to my room, the same room I had woken up in screaming just hours
a roaring fire. But for the first time in m
rk hidden beneath my dress. It was warm to the touch, a steady, comforting heat. It was the
es, not to sle
ut how to survive in the monster's den. How to build a
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