phin
er crisp voice cutting through the quiet kitchen. "Call
ng before the Federal Werewolf Court. Hearing her familiar voice made my throat
e you serious, Sera? Petitioning the Federal Werewolf Court for a unilater
screaming that he wished Chloe were his mother, ech
ally hold a three-percent stake in Black Stone Group's core mineral veins through the original
ck." I opened my eyes, the submissive warmth I h
structed briskly. "Under werewolf law, emotional betrayal by a marked mate causes severe spiritual d
done living with him, an
pieces of the platter and the cold rack of lamb on the floor, I left the kitchen, cro
w. A werewolf's unique scent was supposed to anchor their mate, and for years, J
forced me to wear to maintain his public image. From the bottom shelf, I pulled out a worn black n
e, I pressed my palm against a dusty ceda
fed, military-grade laptop-the weapon of "Lanyin," t
had buried my true genius to play the obedient wife. I slid the laptop into the botto
le. I opened the top drawer, took out the unlimited obsidian-and-gold supplementary credit card that sym
spiral staircase. At the bottom, Martha Tucker, the castle's housekeeper, emer
he spotted the nylon bag in my hand. "
siness on the West Coast," I lied smoothly, keeping
question the Alpha's orders. She bowed her head respectful
I've already arr
heavy iron front doors. The cold autumn wind of late-night New York hit my face, clearing the last fog from my
up to the curb. I yanked open the back door, to
watching Black Stone Castle shrink in the
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