ste
me, the silence of the apartment pressing in
the dinner I had thrown away only hours earlier. His casual cr
te cat emerged from the temporary shelter by the
chest. Dorian's threat echoed in my ears, and my arms tightened aroun
I couldn't chase him away, but I couldn't bear to imag
tling me. It was an
lite, but cold, female voice spo
I con
e Estate. The former Luna, Mrs. Genevieve Ca
request. It
, Genevieve, had never made a
n't refuse. "I
. I changed into a simple dress, my hands moving auto
cat, now curled up inside his shelter and sleeping pea
The main house rose above the surrounding grounds, an imposing
e was suffocating. Servants averted their eyes, their
e had later assigned her to our household, supposedly to help me manage the residence. In reality, Martha remained completely loyal to her former mistress. She treated me like an
hat morning. As Martha led me down a long hall, I o
Alpha accepted her, an Om
's the fut
e Carlisle Pack as a child. After my parents died, the Pack's Matriarch-an old friend of my family-had taken me in. But no one here h
topped. "The Madam is waiting for you," she
ath and pushed th
its elegance. Genevieve Carlisle sat on a velvet sofa, poised and perfect. Her hair was styled
ead, she tossed a file onto th
voice as cold as her son's. "This is
It was a formal complaint report
that I was unfit to become Luna-that I neglected my Pack duties, lacked disciplin
enevieve, my con
how to manage her staff. She commands their respect, sh
t even control a single maid, Celeste. How do you expec
ood. This wasn't a
bout att
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