ish twisted my insides, a dull pain striking my heart at intervals. In the end, I sat up in bed and stared out the windo

." I scrambled out of bed as my door flung open, banging against the wall

door," I muttered, rubbing m

Howard and Luna Grace. Despite our small size, Red Lake pack had beta and omega packs which were smaller units in the main pack headed by an alpha or a beta. Sy

k to?" She sneered, clos

hung my head with

skin tighten, but I had no choice. In Red Lake pack, I was the weak link – the bottom of

myself to shield my face but to my surprise, she didn't hit me. Instead, her lips curled and she eyed me from head to

ed with a gasp.

r three times my size, so when she ran into me, I, of course, fell back,

o act so conceited? How dare you question me when I say the Alpha wants to see you!?" She punctuated each word

it my body but I felt nothing. She called me names but I heard nothing. In my shell, the world

f me, shaking my shoulders wi

t matter that I wished I wa

nched me off the floor and set me on my feet. My knees gave way and I tumbled back to t

led, smoothing

as about to hit me. "Wash your face before you leave," she sn

ayed in the pack house for free except me. I was lucky to have a room even if t

l. Last night, the only hope I had of being happy was cut off and now it felt like I didn't have a reason to live. I was sick and tired, mostly tired, and I just

d of the kitchen in the pack and with the way her eyes lit up with re

oon at me. "Have you forgotten you're on k

for me," I respo

rossed her face. I stared at her for a second and then another. It was the fir

ontinued on my way. A hand g

look in her eyes then. It was worry and it w

"The Alpha called for me so I'll be on m

nda? Why are you sudd

o tired

id something to me as I passed but I didn't hear her. I couldn't understand the resignation that wash

efore I knocked. "Carrot?" She sounded du

una." I bowed my

?" She asked, he

Amanda. "The Alpha called for me?" I as

d awkward. "Come in." She held the

this woman was nothing but a vain person who only cared for herself and her vain

The Alpha entered the ro

onotone. "You called for me?"

scuss. Let's wait for Noah – Ah, here he is." Noah came down the stai

oice was cold but hi

e a broken doll. "The

gs I needed to know. "Alpha Norman of Silver Lake just lost his mate so he is looking to mate with someone else. Noah has suggested you as a good fit for the Alpha." The cold in my body spread through my bones. "We sent him a letter last night and he

at the three people sitting across from me and they all wore varying expressions o

m is a mess. I was going to call someone from your sub-pack to arrange it but sin

" I mu

Noah shouted, jumping up from his seat

ward cut him off

d the stairs to the Luna's room without looking back. It was a h

balcony. I walked over to close the balcony door, picking u

red it before but I was so tired that morning. Was it because I spent the previous night crying instead

soft voice tinged with