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contained fury. He was a predator held in check, and
aze without
ng strength with every word. "I want twenty p
a shriek. "You're insane! Twenty percent? Do
my payment. For twenty years of service to a family that never wan
red, slamming his fist on the desk
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 a m
r have no pack than be treated like filth by my own." My gaze swept over the opul
ting mind. He was weighing the cost of the alliance against the cost of
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
ould shatter the fragile peace talks and make Oakhav
with rage, her hand po
thing on their political ambiti
eaming in pain, my heart hamme
eyes. When he opened them again, they
the word tasting lik
washed over me, so powerfu
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
tomb. My mother looked at me not as a daughter,
ice. I had
led me back to my room, the same room I had woken up in screaming just hours
roaring fire. But for the first time in my life
rk hidden beneath my dress. It was warm to the touch, a steady, comforting heat. It was the
es, not to sle
urvive in the monster's den. How to build a fortress for myself in
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