ynn
nees faded from sharp pain to a dull, throbbin
nside me, snarling at the indign
. Mrs. Gable, the elderly head housekeep
ice trembling. "Let me get you
g the words, "Don't. She
he was too afraid to defy Belle's
. It was Belle. She held up her phone, the scr
I hear your mother is staying in the Pack's medical center? That rare lycanthr
d. My mother was
t," she said slowly, "he might decide that's an expense the Pack can no
shot through me. I bit the inside of my lip,
rs. "You dare touch her," I said, each wo
tent within it made Belle flinch and
hall doors were thrown o
ercloud on his face. He had j
the floor, and Belle, holding her phone
of professional concern. "Alpha. The Luna
ack to Belle. An unreadable anger simmered in the
s voice dangerously cold. "I told you to remind her of h
Alpha, I was only trying t
trics?" Garrison's voice dropped lower, colder.
ust have min
king now. "I...
er off. "Pack your things and
rted to me, filled with pure, unadulterated hatred, bef
lent again. Jus
me and held out
. I didn't ev
He grabbed my arm, y
me. I stumbled, a gasp escaping my lips a
dar filled my senses, but it was tainted. Underneath it was the
nearby pillar to hold myself up. My eyes were co
rossing his face. "I fired her for you. What more do you wan
," I said. "But without your silent permis
, dragging my numb legs, walked out of th
for the first time, he seemed to realize that something
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