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t on the floor, and then at the moo

my mind, thick

old when I made t

ul process where bones break and res

ny, I had woven t

d, an element that burns

covered in raw blisters, just

ing my blood and sw

t and draped it over my shoulders.

" one of the Warriors cheered, obl

ning a loss of balance, and fe

rong arms around her

he leaned down and pressed

e, their scents mixing into a s

out a vic

ulative bitch!" Maya yelled, stepping

w taut. A palpable, electric pressure descended, prickling the skin of everyone pres

d the Alpha

ashed down on the room, forcing lower-rank

's voice echoed with

floor with a loud thud. She struggled agai

othing," Silas scolded Maya, treat

s, remembering t

lls, every time she bullied the Omega

Maya up, breaking the tension.

pened wider, and the

lled with the ritual wine, a tradition

y at me, but her

she said, holding

icked up the bitter, burning sce

fsb

as I had overhe

from the Dowager's hands, but I caught her wrist. I shook my head

!" Maya whispered, he

es. I held the bowl steady, my mind a vessel of pure clarity. For ten years, this pack had offered me shelter after my parents' deaths. This poison would se

ised the bowl to my lips and drained the p

rough my veins. My inner wolf whimpered and fel

nto his arms, following the tradition

eminded me of the n

f just like this, whispering that he

bottom of the g

front door to the transport v

is arms and

oor, my weak legs tremb

is back on me. I took a step forward, the ice spreading to