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ide my cottage. "It's done," Silas said without preamble when I answered. "Celine Stone, daughter of Adrian and Livia Stone, same age as you. The pack pr
hroughout the territory, though my sources suggest they're more show than substance." "What about the engagement to Theodore?" I pressed. "She was originally engaged to Theodore Crimson, heir to
yet agreed to her request." "Her reputation in Northgate City is impeccable-beautiful, accomplished, desired by many Alphas," he continued. "But there are whispers about her true nature. She
is a dangerous game you're playing, Amelia." "Because I'm going home, apparently." I laughed bitterly. "I've just discovered I'm their long-lost daughter. And I want to experience what it's like
hat they gladly paid for my unique skills. Damian's claim that I wasn't worthy of being his Luna was laughable. If I'd wanted to, I could have formed my own pack from the hundreds of rogue wolves w
ith dignity and strength. His mind was sharp, his spirit unbroken. He would make a formidable Alpha King someday. I would heal him. Not because of our arrangement, but because i
me. Just as I was drifting into sleep, Ava's voice jolted me awake. Someone's outside, my wolf whispered urgently. Not a villager. Smells like a rogue. I listened carefully, cat
ater, the door crashed open, splintering at the hinges. A large man lunged inside, his movements were wild, his scent saturated with bloodlust and desire. He
then administered another needle to wake him. I needed answers. "Who sent you?" I demanded when his eyes fluttered open, glazed with pain from the silver burning through his system. "No one,
p!" he cried out, his body convulsing. "Someone paid me! Said if I r***d you, I'd get good money. They said you were just some worthless girl no one would miss!" "Wh
lied, loosening his bonds slightly. "You'll leave this territory and never return." Relief flooded his face, quickly replaced by cunning. The moment his hands were free, he lunged f
y mind. "Our enemies have already made their move." I dragged the body outside, loaded it into a wheelbarrow, and buried it deep near my herb garden. Good fertilizer
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