na
evere, well-tailored livery stepped out. He was tall, with the stern bearing of a lifelong soldier. To ju
iff, formal bow. "My master was impressed by your skill. He wishes to
ing. No payment is necessary." I kn
promise of gold. "A token of our appreciation. Furthermore, m
g. Instead of answering, I deflected with a
. "My master prefers to remain anonymous. He is mer
I could still feel that intense gaze fixed upon me. This
serene confidence from my face and replaced it with a mask of weary sorrow. The shi
ith a carefully crafted tremor, "more tha
n Garrick's eyes, and I knew the man inside the carriage was listening intently. The small
my aud
e gaining strength. "I am the daughter of
ough the crowd. The nam
tone, returned a hero and was granted their title." My voice was filled with a daughter's grief, a si
h condolences for my family. I was greeted by his return with a woman ca
land with the force of a physical blow. The
egn
daughter of the man
a disg
ony mask, but I could see the
on the Alpha King to release me from this unjust bond. But I am one woman, alone against a powerful Alpha
e, compassionate victim. It explained why a lady of a fallen house would dirty her hands, a
hless. He glanced back at the
prising authority despite its faint, weary tone, emerge
rrick, and it sent a jol
s bones, but the kind that uses scandal as a p
eful nod to Garrick.
f the onlookers, I, Elena Grant, ascended
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