TH
ammering against my ribs with a wild, triumphant beat. I'd do
, that overpowering Gamma aura that made my stoma
ste. Benson could r
iting desk in the corner. It was stocked with
my "injured" a
My hand trembled slightly, but my resolve was like steel. According to the old ritual laws of our
, do hereby reject Benson
"I, Benson Haynes, do
and affix his seal as the ritual required, using hi
life. I copied the arrogant, sharp strokes of his ha
the signet ring and pressed it firmly into the molten pool. The snarling wol
tep. My own
in my sleeve, I produced a tiny, sharp
welled up. I pressed it to the pap
sacred vow to sever
t was the connection between us, the bond that had been waiting to be completed throu
found it almost buckled
my new future and tucked it into a secre
austion. I sank into the des
vant's passage door. Martha slipped back
saw the Gamma carrying Lady A
smile, one that reached my eyes. "I'
. She had never seen me lo
seal, then dropped to the bead of blood on my fingertip. Her
"I rejec
you? A rejected Omega... you'll be an outcast! Without
Her fear highlighted the magnitude of what I h
a, I will not live like that anymore. From thi
ssing soon. He'll lock down the estate. You must leave
"I need you to
yes w
wn Mating Ceremony, the Gamma General spent the entir
her eyes before understanding slowly dawned. H
egan to fall. This was only the be
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