e guards hauled me out of the dungeons and dr
de him, my stepmother, Sarah, paced back and forth across the marble floor like a caged beas
tically at the guards. "Get the maids! Put her in the finest dress we have!
I thought she was supposed to be dea
you remember the ancient debt I owed to the late Alpha Jarosa? His son-the Lycan King everyone whispers abo
ble. He didn't just plan to wipe out our pack; he was going to slaughter t
sped, step
daughters. A virgin of Alpha blood who has never been marked. He intends to use her in a
No... No! Father, you can't use me like a piece of livestock! I'm a human
were condemned to die anyway. Consider it a blessing that your useless life
roat. "If that's the case, then execute me yourself right now! Ki
resh, dark mark etched into the skin of my neck. "Look at my
Father rushed across the floor and de
his face twisted in disgust. "You filthy whore! A dead dog, just like your mot
er, pl
u?" he roared, slamming his heav
olid stone wall, and a metallic gush of blood burst from my lips. He charg
ur miserable
to pull him back. "We can't kill her! Remember the Lycan King! I'll have th
contempt. "Fine. Make sure every trace of that mark is
ed the guards. They yanked me up by my arms and dragged me into a hidden cha
rk. Suppress her wolf completely so it becomes non-functional. Make it look as thou
against the guard grips. "You can'
ng my limbs down. The sorcerers circled around me
as slowly carving into my flesh, burning away the bond link from the inside out. I screamed
.. he was suppos
Life had completely abandoned me. My only remaining prayer was that this t
mmediately descended upon me. They washed the blood from my face, draped me in an exquisit
the courtyard. A sleek black carriage
ge door. He evaluated me from head to toe,
r," he murmured smoothly. "G
y whisper that chilled my blood. "Behave yourself, do exactly as you're told, and don't you dare mess this u
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