rin
d-floor landing, the suffocating Alpha Dominion in the
a, stepped up and bowed slightly,
ted me to familiarize you with the
hness I used on Dayton, I off
or your trou
a massive Austrian crystal chandelier hung from a double-height
he room's construction at the price of three downtown penthous
ntique armor and oil paintings acquired over generations by t
staircase to the second floor, M
ver rooms, and the Pack's tactical command center. Aside from Beta A
heavy carved mahogany double doors at the end of the hall-the t
brary and indoor firing range, the sheer square footag
imbing three flights was effortless; for a gene-defective Wolfless like me
th floor, my calves were trembling and aching in my
a private theater, carpeted in wool so thic
rcing me to grab the cold marble pedestal of a bust to s
ned around, a flash of surprise and faint pity
er rigid tone softening toward a fragile cre
my brow, I gave a we
er wolf, so my constitution has always been ter
The Shift and rapid cellular regeneration, making us as brittle as glass. Exposing
t out a q
ght a woman into Azure Manor before, let alone someone with you
es in a textbook display of a humble, dependent vine. "Without his she
nished from Martha's face, re
you are to him. Since you're exhausted, we'll skip the fourth-floor
ped a passcard to summon a private brass elev
lid open into an even quieter,
nd the air was saturated with Dayton's signature arctic ice
nly his master suite, a small lounge, and this suite prepared specifical
trimmed in pure gold-never silver,
ll come up to see you personally once he
embossed wolf crest with my thumb, smiling cold
ha. Sorry to kee
e gold landline by the b
osed and left me alone with the sound of rain lashing the windo
oak door, and locked it firmly behind me before fixing my eyes on the froste
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