an's
under my in
n Alpha's wrath. I didn't raise my voice. I didn't need to. I simply stared at him, let the silence stretch, and watch
er. And she was pre
from my face, then rush back in a hot surge of rage. My hands clenched at
s worse t
pregnancy would be discovered, had convinced him that if Emelia were gone-dead or gravely injured-the ensuing chaos woul
to turn away from him, my knuckles whitening against the stone
corridor, her posture ramrod straight, her arms folded. She must have heard enough through the thick oak doo
low snarl. "And her spawn. I don't
e was steady. "Leave it to me. The honor of
een the architect of our social standing. I did not ask for details. I simply watch
the Pack, the matriarchs of the other prominent families, were already assembled. The ancestors of House Day stared down from their portraits, stern and unforgiving. Cla
ack, my arms cro
rough burlap, she was hauled like an animal to the main gates of the estate, Rick stumbli
Pack. Their connection to our lands s
t out without a Pack was a fate worse than death-a life of constant fear,
ia's
felt no surge of triumph, no thrill of revenge. Just a quie
, the icy fury had left her. In it
first time in years, took my hand.
n emotion I hadn't heard from her in a lif
just crack. It shattered into a
ump forming in my throat
we were not just mother and daughter, but allies.
to take shape. She started arranging a series of "coincidental" meet
m. "We've mentioned so many times that he's delayed our engagement; he doesn't
g the eligible Alphas and Betas of the
ist was the man who
Ree
kind, his temperament is gentle, and the Reeves family
in my past life. I had heard his name mentioned as a respectable, honorable Alpha. But this life was
while, Mother," I told her gently
my wishes, agreeing that it was b
Gala was just a week away. It was the social event of the season, a grand
mmissioned for me, a shimmering
ight with a fierce, strategic fire. "This is where you will sho
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