ie

r y

nothing more than a shivering, br

at me was a stranger. My silver-white hair cascaded down my back in lustrous waves. My body, once fra

ey were no longer the fearful eyes of an Omega

ready,

g arms around my waist. He rested his chin on my sh

said, my v

sting a gathering of Alphas. As the Luna of the Blood Rose Pack-though not ye

ftly, kissing the sensitive spot behi

ming scent of rich Earth and Pine. "I need t

or Marcus. I was goin

hadn't changed, but it felt

oors. The hall was filled with wolves in formal wear, the

, the room went

strength, and David was feared. But the

ontrast to the rags I had left in. My scent-no longer weak, but a powe

ll

from the cent

s holding a glass of wine, and next to him clung

ing a ghost. His glass slipped from h

eathed, taking

me. He smelled the lingering scent of another A

s's chest. His eyes flashed

rcus," I s

stepping in front of Marcus. "And dressed like a w

r a glance. My gaze re

mmand. The pressure in the room dropped instantly. Beta and Omega wolves nearby flin

the Mind-Link, a command me

perfectl

inst a stone cliff. It didn't even make me blink. My White Wolf bloodline

widened in s

into my

ce calm but carrying to every corner of th

kept, which David had helped me retrieve t

oe tried to block me, r

of my Luna aura slip out. It hit Chloe like a physica

Marcus. I pressed the

clothes I wore, and the roof over my head f

at the check. The a

ion and something akin to pain warrin

said. "And I

ed to

rcus grabb

clamping over Marcus's wrist. The s

oice was a low growl, vib

oked at the check, then at the confident woman

s whispered, his voice trembling slightl

was a dry, h

ned in close, so only he could hear. "I ac

's hand. "Le

the pack members as they looked at their Alpha, standing amids