ra

ld hear the faint murmur of voices from Alaric's room down the hall, then Seraph

b, a physical manifestation of the a

s. My wrist was red and inflamed, so I pull

poring over brochures, their heads close tog

hina was saying, her finger tracing a picture of a s

Alaric had promised to take me there for my eighteenth birthday, for my first shift. He'd

m unnoticed, just needin

pped me. It was sharp, impa

looking at him. "I have some.

ression on her face. "Oh? Going on a little t

an Omega of this pack, you will not assoc

berate jab, remindin

arm. "Elara knows her place." She then gave me a dismissive glance

pha and his chosen mate. Fourteen days

remembered a time when Alaric would have used his own large body to shield me from the rain, his

identity documents I had arranged for-a fake passport, a n

here it was. The official announcement. A stunning photo of Alaric and Seraphina in their wolf

d to announce his official bonding to Seraphina of the S

ply in the public comments section.

. It was a shimmering, silver thread, frayed and weakened by his rejection, but still there. It h

reath, I focused my

moment, the world went black. When my vision returned, there was only