The Crippled Alpha's Secret Stand-In Mate

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ion logs and spent the rest of the morning writing a new securi

sp with a soft cloth; when I heard the knock, I only then stuffed it back. I hadn't managed to zip it full

rehead, mussed my hair to look like I ha

aze went over my shoulder and lingered for a beat on the canvas bag on the inner side of the desk. S

t herbal food from last night. Hand over the recipe right now,

nst the wooden doorframe

cipe, and I don't

orders?" Tessa barked, trying t

come beg me himself," I said, and

loudly in the hallway. I put on my noise-canc

he knocked twice more, using delivering water and cleaning as excuses, and both times I told her to get lost through the door. She had probably meant to slip something into my b

mansion, piercing straight through my headphones. I took them off, walked to my

floor corridor to the top of the grand stairca

floor wearing a pricey silk robe, her

imited-edition Y0088 piece! It's worth a for

mbling, bowing their heads as they swo

s wife. Born into a prestigious old werewolf family, she still held the status of a

t in your trailer at the studio," Ele

d my neck right before I went to sl

hen suddenly pointed her finger stra

he must have

once. I stood calmly on the top step, looking

ed, sitting up straighter on the sofa as she

ted after seeing such a priceless gem?" Tessa shouted, fanning the flames. "Besides, I caught her sneaking out o

ched to the bottom of the stairs and

thief! Hand over my

n at her tre

n't ta

is pack would dare steal my things?" Jayde

mmediately, bowin

om at once! We cannot let a sticky-fi

eir expressions dark as they blocked the exits. In a pack, warriors enforced the law, and

rubbing her temple again as if

we are wrong about her, J

ut this piece of trash!" Jayde

arged up the stairs toward my guest room. I didn't try to stop them, s

ssa tear through my drawers like a rabid dog. Suddenly, Tessa

, milky luster fell out of the bag and