phin

d passed sinc

ver, my dormant wolf clawing at my

al carriage pulled

rsonal tailor of Alpha Dominic,

authority among our ki

o measure me for the

of the drawing room as the tailor wr

ith a sharp nose, walke

taking a deep brea

ly, his eyes cold

credibly faint,"

thin, calcul

e. The Alpha expects absolute

as his words confir

a did no

the shadow

o look directly in

angerously calm. "Whose name

guard by my direct question,

ak, the drawing roo

fake, bright smile pl

raphina," she scolded loudly. "Sto

urprising strength, her n

your father's stu

d me into the dark, wood-paneled room

he desk sat a thic

rushed to the desk and slammed h

r chest heaving as she

roll to the desk. I walked forward, laid my hand over hers, and began to pry her fingers

led, revealing the of

k ink, was the name Celeste

of horror wa

there are two

osen by the Moon Goddess, a p

l bond is a fo

he bite on the neck that seals the bond-

tract was a spiritual fraud. The Marking bite would recog

ife, the feeling of my blood boiling as my b

d me slowly

page blurred. How

in, her eyes shining wi

t's only right she gets to experience the glory of being

physica

is heavy leather chair, h

e terms," my father said coldly. "Don't ruin our f

were a piece of property

hment and dropped it

. "When the Alpha sinks his teeth into my neck, who do

silent, refusing to

door, my hand restin

ence," I whispered

father staring in shock

or to a small, dust-covered drawer in the corner of his desk. He did not open it-he had not opened

tone Seraphina had found when she was five, proudly presented to him o

emem

o small bodies breathing in tandem as he c

onl

en the drawer

teps faded. Silas closed his eyes and

fast table as if nothing had happened

ath sentence, and I was goi

my mother's full madness. And