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rain beneath the scorching sun while reclining un

on - four long, empty days of doing nothing. Surprisingl

was a blessing or a curs

same day I arrived, yet the unease twisting in my gut

my blood since childhood-ever since Alpha Jacob, Night

range mark staining the nape of my neck - two crimson drops.

been drawn to me from t

e past, back to when Night

emories reached, always surrounded by

me for my white hair, whispering that I was a fr

single question burned into my mind as he stepped betw

ow. It was his aura. Even as a child I w

scattering the children in fear. And fr

ame Daya Blackclaw - granddaughter to the Alpha of Bla

maly. Unnaturally strong and fa

rrived that I was to remain by Night's side at

gish irl who was always pulling him back. But slowly, I gr

to pluck me the tear of iris, a very rare and poisonous flower, then tucked it b

e first time in our secret hideout, hidden deep wi

night of my life. And th

I was taken. Dragged into Nikhail - the Assassins' Guild - against

is much sorrow in

he soft gaze of Layla - Beta Conrad's mate an

d smile, shifting my gaze to her growing belly t

she hasn't even arrived yet," she

She?" I asked, patting the ground beside me, i

ana's doing, of course. After I refused breakfast earlier,

scrawny," she had muttered, piling it full o

ith firm muscle, my lower bod

la lowered herself ont

plate for her and poure

p. She dug in eagerly. "I came looking for Conrad but can't

er. "He's probably at a pack meeting

led her glass as she continued through a mouthful of foo

was

sked quickly, tryin

replied with ease. With the pack's tight s

ed open - Conrad's voic

volve you. I thought

tight, lace

heading toward the packhouse. I glanced back at Lay

r three days. I set t

thout me. Never. Conrad should have to

ned into a run, dread

foun

in my stomach. Whatever came next -

he full de

d, Daya. Too

eight of fear. But at least he w

lur of speed, no more than a s

you t

es

com

pulled me west - toward the pack boundary. I pivoted sharply, my heart p

," I ordered through the mindli

ut

I cut h

what this meant by now. Night wa

already

didn't clear

n Goddess h