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my skin, keeping me chained to the cold stone wall. I can barely see in the darkness
echoes off the walls, making me flinch. "Stea
ond. White-hot pain explodes across my back, and
y voice barely above a whisper. "Ple
nother scream I
oars. "Hand over what y
hake my head. "There's nothing t
tearing me apart from the inside out. I try to explain, try to m
y voice cracks. "I'm
tually, the pain becomes too much. My vision blurs, my body goes numb, and I let myself collapse against
heaving. He steps closer, studying my limp form. Seemingly sat
rance. "Frederick!" Dylan's voice c
e as he leaves. The heavy door slams sh
footsteps. The rustl
voice drips with ven
s not fooled. Her fingers dig into my chin, forcing m
red nails pressing harder into my skin. "Do you know why? Because you're nothing but a l
did
es. And then you're going to march yourself into that arranged marriage like a good little girl. You should be grateful, honestly. This is your only cha
ia says it-like she knows something, like there's a truth
king. "Please don't do this. We have the
s, but there's nothing funny about the sound. "I should
es my ears ring. Before I can react, she's storming towa
or sla
eally do lose
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ing through a small, grimy window. I'm back in my room-if you can even call it that. It's barely big
able, making me shiver uncontrollably. But that's not why I'm shaking. Heat radiates from
enth birthday. The day I've been waiting for my entire life-the day
o me," I whisper
pathetic even
he pai
out. My body convulses as something inside me tries to claw its way to th
My first tra
n. I bite down on my hand to keep from screaming, tasting blood as my canines lengt
can't take any mor
like a lifeline, pulling at something primal deep in my chest. My wolf
a
ed by an invisible thread. I can't stop myself. Don't want to stop myself. The pain of t
me through the pack house. I know where I'm goin
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