is
mbled to the main entrance of the manor. I heard Cydney shrieking ord
ive iron gates, his expression impassive. He was a man carved from granite, utterly unmoved by Cydney's hysterics. Beside him stood the three Pack Elde
seasoned wolf, magically amplified to carry over the commotion. "Cydney, we are here only to wit
a public rebuke. Cydney fell silent,
ut it was pathetically weak against the Elders, trying to salv
er's blustering. "The agreement is clear. The assets are to be retu
of the manor. The rooms were filled with beautiful things, rosewood furniture, silk draperies, priceless art
my mother's, my brother's, and my chambers that belongs to us personal
mother watched for a moment, her expression lost, then she took a deep breat
a sharp suit, a lawyer, stepped forward and read from a document in a loud, clear voice. "Under federal property law, obstructi
The public shame of having sheriffs force their
tired of Cydney's tyranny and Belia's cruelty, had taken matters into their own hands. Wolves resp
the precision of a disciplined army, marching past my sputtering,
ger and began issuing orders. "The Persian rug in the great hall, item
eless vases, carefully dismantling chandeliers, rolling up ancien
ted two of the stronger footmen who had come with Marcus's team. "The window," I said, pointin
the wing. It drew the attention of everyone nearby. I stood in the
rying across the manicured lawns. "We are taking them with us today
saw Belia flinch, her fac
who lived nearby were gathering at a safe distance, their
to the front lawn, arranging them in neat rows. It was an ostentatious di
ng hollowed out, its opulent shell crac
t a frantic mind link to his personal guard at the barracks, a desperate attempt to use force. The reply came back, and I saw the flicker
his mind, a suspicion that he was caught in a web far larger a
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