el
e had subsided to a dull ache. I could move without my vision blacking out. I was even able to b
mble, and every day she saw me uprig
he gravel path, the angry, whispered chatter. I didn't hav
s, my back to them, pre
, laced with manufactured authority. "We
ad of sweat from my brow with the back of my hand and turned to face them
d, my voice calm and even. "No one appro
ou can give us orders? You're nothing! A wolfl
kered, embolden
at was the final precursor to a physical assa
ning," I said, my voic
rward, shoving me hard in the shoulder. "I'm not
and made contact,
thought. Only
ized her arm. Before she could even process what was happening, I had her wris
he precise nerve cluster
riek of pain tor
taunts frozen on their lips. They had expected a
of them, Jenna, stammered.
ion more pressure with my knee.
emaining three. "Does anyone
with terror. They weren't looking at a disgraced noblewoman. They we
s shock vibrating through the air. Alpha, the target is engaging. It'
Trina's ear, my voice a venomo
ain for the rest of your life without leaving
e body. It wasn't just pain any
was e
me like a piece of trash. I stood up,
out of my sight. And tell everyone else. The next
the whimpering, sobbing Trina to her feet and p
dden silence, my
er a prison. It was my fortress.
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