INE

contained fury. He was a predator held in check, and

aze without

ed strength with every word. "I want twenty

shriek. "You're insane! Twenty percent? Do

my payment. For twenty years of service to a family that never wan

r roared, slamming his fist o

g, fueled by years of suppressed rage. "You are not marryi

f it hung betwee

e name of the Moon Goddess. The moment I am wed to Kaleb Caldwell, I am no longer a member of the

To willingly sever oneself from one's Pack

Evelyn whispered, her face s

rather have no pack than be treated like filth by my own." My gaze swept ove

was weighing the cost of the alliance against the cost of my dema

in his eyes. It was t

use tonight. I will disappear into the woods and become a true Rogue. Then you can explain to Alpha Kaleb why

threat. A decl

was a c

t. It would shatter the peace talks and make Oakhav

ith rage, her hand poi

thing on their political ambiti

y ached, my heart hammere

eyes. When he opened them again, they

the word tasting lik

over me, so powerful

the blood oath will be completed just before the ceremony begins

nsuring I couldn't ta

physical proof of the transfer. And th

k. I had my price.

led me back to my room, the same room I had woken up in screaming just hours

eir voices rise from the study down the hall. Evelyn's,

ackmail you! You've crippled us for the

r run? Do you want to be the one to face Kaleb Caldwell

oor. It didn't matter anymore. Their dysfunctio