phin

t the tension inside the castle had only grown

was decorated with heavy velvet

phere felt co

room, there were two

fresh wildflowers for m

nting of Celeste, surrounded b

a funeral than a c

the stairs, barking o

down the steps, her ey

mega maid holding a

er ordered. "You're wearing the pa

verything

re, what rank we hold, a

olors of mourning on the day of my p

linen, and the other wolves had laug

d a firm finger at the dark red

crimson gown

stepped out from the

second-in-command, and his author

eraphina," he warned, his

only cared about maintaining a perfect

e, my father relea

. A phantom pain shot through the knee he had broken in my past life, and the muscles in my calves quivered beneath my skirts. I

reached out, and grabbe

g screen and changed into

asted sharply with the gloomy candles, and

eady arriving, and he c

n draped in gray robes, cl

d began chanting the ancient

e me strength before my bones brok

remonial bowl of blessed water,

s my

he one she'd snatched last night.

to the silent crowd. "A twin bond cannot be severed by deat

let that honors both t

ng to force the silver-l

ack and raised my han

e Priest, making sure every g

bless the living with the rusted c

p echoed through

eyes darting between my furious

decisive movement that ignored my mother entirely, he dipped his fin

te," the Priest announc

e tension in the room was thi

ridor, my older brother Julia

r trained to protect the P

ce of jewelry," Julian hissed. "You're

looking at me with

old a grudge aga

feeling nothing but pi

laints, Julian," I said soft

ving him standing alon

le was not wi

pha who was coming

arriving in