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o force its way out in f
od cracked beneath his fingers. His golden eyes burned, and a gro
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lf excep
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d h
re faint but
ropped
ered across
reathless moment, his expression held somet
e
nemy. Not fear o
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you?" he
'm the servant you orde
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playing a
it did. She hated the way his guards watched her as if she ha
stepped
eat spread through her veins, gathering arou
aled s
f growl
," Driven
changed uncer
, shou
ow
eated imm
d she could
in the study. He circled her slowly, studying her as
nd you," he said. "Tonight, my wolf is behav
should see
rkened. "You thin
rightening me, and I
answer seemed to
res softened. Then he r
pulled
t tou
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rs lowered their eyes when he spoke. Yet this wol
settled o
e your
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ned. "That was
not your
ore she could conside
filled t
f went unnat
er throat. She expected him to punish her, perhaps s
he step
ordered. "Do not leave the
d at him in
under
nder my p
't ask
t mean you d
Then explain what you'
e, Driven had no
d out before he could change his mind, refusing
e Alpha remain
as no long
s lis
-
rounds were crowded with warrior
e temporary quarters overlooked the courtyard. She intended to complete he
n rose from the
Driven
harged at him wit
d his opponent with a swift twist of his wrist. The warrior lan
ven told him. "An enemy will read you
crambled upri
lip past the gat
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onv
lders st
of the arena, his sword r
e he
ors turned to
ntly, stopping just outs
, Al
the a
e warriors, then
veled throug
owed. "Are you que
to do. I don't have a wolf, a
whether you are as help
d into Ele
d her into e
work to
ork can
f I re
owered h
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leave and allow him to call her a coward, or
ed into t
hat do y
her a wooden t
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wishing the ground wou
her. "Keep yo
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ed withou
collided, sending a sharp jolt through her arms. Before s
k the gro
ter e
her hip, but Elena f
" Drive
ked first
twisted her weapon from her hands, a
r makes yo
cheeks
gance makes yo
ughter
stared
is wolf stirred with what fel
ated
ur weapon,"
her dress. She knew she could not defeat him. He was stronger,
ive him the satisfaction
d the wea
en l
moved before sh
ned sharply, and struck his sho
acked throug
ce fo
down at the sp
red at he
ovement. She hadn't even
y known where
ned toward
ught yo
on
lie t
m n
sion had changed. The contempt was gone, repla
acked
blocke
parried it, pivoted, and na
d began
moved
responded f
sense the direction of his attacks before his muscles compl
t and struck toward
ked inst
ades met with a
ark burst b
n rec
rom Elena's fingers
rose in a circle around her boots, and the air
esent lowered
pped to
backward, clutc
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blazed beneath the
t it, his face
him, no longer cont
a
mind with the forc
s breat
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uldn'
t
would never accept, the woman who cou
a step t
flin
topped him more effec
frighten
ield her from every watching eye, and bar
fists until his nail
let instinc
o much was
leave," he
ne m
s flash
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riors s
nevenly. The silver glow had faded, but
proached
listen
acked
appened
ithout admitting what
id, "You will
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. "You don't understand
tell
witnessed the silver light. Some were whispering. Others were sta
ors would sprea
wers. If the Frostvale delegation discovered that the Alpha's w
years buildin
one impossible bo
" he said. "Say nothing a
eyes w
dering me
to prevent
ct your r
nce answ
s her face before
't care what happens to me. You only
urned
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his mind, furious at th
gnor
le
but did not
the ceremony g
lders st
ly, A
alked
eeling the bond pull tighte
every problem could be solved throu
ough the gates, one terrible
had cho
ife, Driven Veyl was afraid of
-
eturn to the se
room behind the kitchens, locked
cent had
ared beneath it: three delicate l
uched th
ain shot thr
rose inside her mind
has reco
d the edge o
you?" she
ion is no
r marks b
what y
uck her with
a woman wearing a silver crown, their heads bowed not in fear
e scene
onsumed
rs dragged her from the throne. A ch
the chil
er cre
own
from the basin,
leaving her trembli
bell rang t
remony was
, unable to recognize the frig
e knocked o
called urgen
ied to the
inside, pale
pened?" E
d the door
order. They've been told about th
stomach
t or
swall
brought befor
hy
ver crescent glowing b
ve you're carrying
nock shoo
voice rang th
lpha Driven Veyl, you are to s
bbed Ele
n't let them take you
dered beneath
, the ancient voice whi
them see
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