y
my father's house, and my stepmother
My father, Silas Lancaster, sat in his leather armchair with a ta
ore Mr. Hargrove could even shut the front door. "Do you have any ide
looking at her and stopp
lmly. "Grant paid twent
tically lunged at my arm. "Twenty million? Where
room asked if I
are yo
he sofa. My half-sister, Violet, was
ed at her face, I saw the living proof of what my fa
lloway elders blamed me for not giving him an heir. Leaving now with twenty million was the only way to
us? Look at you! A wolfless Luna. What did y
breathed out something
r stood
thick finger at the tablet screen. "The p
id evenly. "The picture
es flared bright, furious amber, and the full we
ne
a, Violet whimpered and curled forward, her head pressed down. Every servant a
t move
ood, an Alpha's command
s mocked me for was the only
e turning dark purple. He took one long stride
ac
ide. The metallic taste
stepped forward, his o
king with rage. "I should have dr
ue against the cu
had told me to trust my father
lowly and looked my fat
gn something saying I'm not your daughte
las raised his hand again,
my hand m
way Grandpa Walter had drilled into me in the basement
yes widening as his
hand away and
have a wolf to do it for me. That one was for
her room." Silas roared
. Hargrove stepped between us, his eyes pleading with
n from the foyer, bowing low. "Alpha, A
he pockets of an immaculate gray suit, Mr. Yat
on my swollen left cheek, and the
you had troubl
He looked at me like h
ng it out. It was the contract for the South Loop developmen
her," Grant said smoothly. "Consider the South Loo
n now, he was bu
t o
ropped into the
urning towar
stiffened. "Al
the crystal chandelier. "Throw them out! From today
on Grant and Yates, grabbing Grant by the shoulders of h
oice echoed back through the open doors.
bing at Silas's sleeve. "Silas, are you
one stupid,
been right
round and glared at me
her you go back to Grant, or you stay home and mate Theo
ing in my ches
my father was protecting me.
nd, turned on my heel, and w
rs stepped
oking at them and sp
e and the money. You'll
conds. Then Silas's reflection in the ha
cers step
azing morning sun and di
ter. I was inventory, and
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