The Banished Mate: Awakening The Silver Wolf'

e. I was forced to serve her during meals, pouring her wine

ctory as she watched my every reaction. I learned to school my face into a mask of

One morning, I was cleaning the grand staircase wh

y heart racing as I

and she slapped me across the

n to speak?" I bowed my h

irked, satisfied w

She dropped her handkerchief on th

than to point that out. I reached for my rag, but Lila's foot shot out, knocking the bucket over. Dirty water spilled a

umsy of me. Clea

r. My fingers ached, my knees bruised from the hard marble, but

isfaction, her eyes glea

should be grateful to serve me." I kept my eyes on th

elf. One wrong word, one act of defiance, a

rage. I wanted to fight back, to scream the truth for all to hear. But no one

ved him and his guests, forced to watch him smile and laugh with Lila, his arm

g a banquet. The hall was filled with pack members, their laughter and voices echoing off the

a, more wine!" I hurried to her side, the bott

mirk, her fingers brushing against

on my dress." My hand shook, the bottle tipping dangerously. I

pouring. I stumbled, the wine spilling across her lap. Gasps

slapped me hard, the force k

inning as she loomed over me

turned to Kaden, her voic

umiliate me." Kaden's eyes flashed with anger as

to insult

pered, my vo

rds meant nothing. He grabbed my arm, dr

he backhanded me, his strength sending me crashing to the floor once more. Pain expl

til she learns respect." The guards seized me,

them the satisfaction. As the darkness closed in around me, one thought echoed through my

the cruelty of Lila and Kaden's cold indifference that torm

me as a traitor, a cursed wolf who had

worst. She took pleasure in making my life miserable. She was tall and strong, her wolf fierce

into my room, kicking the door

ust because you used to be part of the pack?" She would

washing quickly and hurrying to the kitchen before she could find another e