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TH
es were crushed into dust and then pieced
my eyes sn
keeper of the Haynes family, was impatiently tugging at the silk gown I wore
as rough an
. The silk was co
had worn for my Mating Cer
as
n the very first da
voice filled with the contempt she never both
rds had filled me with shame
was a hatred s
ng Ceremony with my fated mate, the Gamma G
hy of him. He claimed I had betrayed the sanctity of our
me, destroying my abilit
ay on, I wa
me. They insulted me, humiliated me,
s love and attention belonged to
elittled my abilities as a healer. Every success, every breakthrough I
k as my life slowly slipped away, while I listened to
o
this
me into a quiet, deadly calm. I turned to Mat
n Price. I'm just
d, but she didn't question me. She only po
gettin
picked up a p
as I replayed the
Mating Ceremony
bi
tes became permanent-a spiritual ch
Marked me in t
that trapped me for the rest of my life and allowed
, I had t
's obsession
nnocence and her p
looked down on me-the unwanted Omega
ce been the source
ould become
iving me a rough shove toward the doo
from the grand hall below, the sound of
was a calm island in the tu
ady taking shape
use to delay the ceremony, ev
is personal scent and authority, something that cou
ject of great personal significance from the other person, acting as a representation of their will. However, such obj
ith was the signet ring that represente
y reflection
sharp calculation illu
e threw ope
o my personal hell, covered in the
breath and s
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