ah

he loudest thing

y wolf was my instinct, my strength, my constant companion

ide me, his breathing deep and even. The arrogance of the man was astound

s 2:0

upernatural grace of the wolf. Every joint ached. The burn sca

oorboards creaked, and I froze,

didn'

; I knew where he hid the spare. But inside, I went straight fo

glowed blue

pragmatic to a fault, but his ego was his blind spot. He wouldn't

rthday. The date the b

. Cl

g open. I almost la

. I didn't have much time. I sat on the floor, usin

heck-up report from three years

ity test. Father: Marcus Bl

years ago. He had been sleeping with Rachel, a woman with no wolf blood,

Pad stored in the safe. The clo

k eyes and Rachel's sharp chin. Pictures of them at the zoo

und the c

o get rid of the bitch? Oliv

he survives, the silver will handle the rest. She'll be

ot be pretty anymore

Anything

vomit right there on th

offshore account and transferred a substantial sum-enough to disappear forever. He would assume it was part of a corporate hack; he would never trace it to me. Then, I accessed

AM on the day of the Marking

ng back exactl

d locked the door. I dialed a

infirmary," a sle

whispered.

f breath. "Sarah? My God, we heard about

said, my voice trembling. "Marcu

its professional calm. "That's illegal. Th

t. But I need to do it r

t. We can be at the sout

Marking Ceremony is in thre

you, Sara

the SIM card, flushing t

l registry on my legitimate phone. I

Sarah

ture Luna / High

oluntary

Omega (W

ing. An Omega is the lowest of the low-the servants, the weak, the ones w

a full escort if they have a work permit. It was my o

he screen flashed gre

bed and slid un

oke up and stretched, his

ached for the nightstand and picked up a folder he mus

ow. "Your wolf... she died from complications due to the smoke inhalation

asily. It wa

oking down. "I... I c

e to move forward. The pack needs a strong leadership struct

aiting for me to

reath and looke

eady. "There are so many orphans. Mayb

action of a predator who had just s

arah. You really are the mos

broken. He though

I was sharpen