ina
gged. I focused on the throbbing pain in my head from the earlier blow and the ache in my body
he servant, Martha
ice to sound faint, barely audible throu
rtha's voice was annoyed but clos
ha's chambers," I lied, weaving another piece of lore from their own superstitious fears
didn't know the rules, but she knew the consequences of failure were severe
of the guards. They were scared. Scared of the dying Alpha, sca
d whisper. "Gareth will have our heads
icks peered in, holding a lantern. I was curled on the floor, shivering,
ce had lost its earlier contemp
ragile, cursed object that must be handled with care. We arrived at a heavily guarded wing of the manor. Thed aside. I was pushed into a spacious, luxurious bedchamber. Holly was left
of a massive four-poster
was breathtakingly handsome. He had sharp, aristocratic features, a strong jaw, and thi
a and the guards, my voice re
he ritual had made them compliant. They backed
alone with t
placed my fingers on his neck. His pulse was weak and thready. His skin was cold to the touch. This was sev
. Inside was a set of finely crafted silver needles. My one possess
. I was going to be his savior. And he
ected a needle, and prepa
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