ra

the bronze badge back into my pocket. "I need the b

om her red cheek. Her eyes

put poison in the cauldron! Kae

man nodded slowly, confirming that I was

r and pushed his

Father's life is the most important thing. Serena,

urious scream and

hot brewing room in the cellar. The smel

resh water from the courtya

by the stone well. S

vy wooden bucket up. "You think you can come back here and stea

edge of the well. I looked

am curious. Ten years ago, the rogue letter was fou

hitched for a fra

p closer to her. "I was an Omega. I only had cheap charcoal.

ke copper rust and rain-soaked earth-the scent of a mind

," she whispered,

r, a loud horn blew

arrived!" a warrior s

e. She smoothed her dress an

om door. Kael ordered me to come to the Great Hall

nds and walked

candles. Long wooden tables were cov

ha Cedric. He was a tall man with d

ther, a fierce-looking w

l, the music stopped. Ever

s. She walked up to me. She smel

t here to cause trouble. My oldest son, Lucien, is happily mated

peak to him," I said,

e took Serena's h

here to watch her beautiful sister get the life she

. They opened them to show silks, jewels, and

a silver tray. On the tray was the offi

ght on the edge of a rug. She stumbled. The hot t

t!" Seren

s he did, he revealed a thick piece of ye

bottom of it was a red wax seal.

uary's pr

cked up the parchment b

c's mother demanded,

parchment. My inner wolf let out

I said loudly. The entire h

rectly at A

Pack owes the Sanctuary of Healers three thousand gold coins

whispers. Three thousand gold

trying to swallow a shard of glass. He attempted to maintain h

string about to snap. They had invited me here as a footnot