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my mother's look. The sil

have your whit

nxious whine. She wasn't fully awake

words tasting bitter on my to

free of her lip

of my mind. She hated that I was concealing her brown mutt identity.

y hands. "Before you go to the Claws Academy, your father and I will host a welcome-back party. We'

I said, holding her

you mean,

use of Father's title. I want to earn the Golden Star with my own merits. Let me enter

into admiration. "You truly are Benjamin's daughter," she whispered, her voice smoot

ation will we host the

you,

er spoiled me endlessly, filling my room with luxurious silk go

he day I would officially seve

I stood by the grand entrance of the fortress, dresse

ile. "If I show up with the royal guards, it

take

ncil, a building made of white stones. When I pushed

t with his shoulders rigid while Jasmine held Chloe's hand whispering

epped forward crossing his arms. "Well, look who finally crawled out of the

s from Jaxon, I let my gaze travel over him slowly, dripping with disdain. "Even the Alpha King ca

r face pale with panic. "What? Did

to a smile. "He never captured me in the fi

or, taking a step back. "I-I am

ened. He had expected me to arrive in ir

He turned to the Elder. "Elder Raffael, please start the ritual. We want

ed registry of the RedFang Pack. He lit a silver bo

oing through the huge walls. "Step forward.

sliced the tip of my thumb. A single drop of blood fell into the flames. Insta

ue blood," h

ith malice as she dropped her blood onto t

e glowed in

d Chloe. "My beautiful daughter," she sobbed. "You're finally home." Marcus jo

led out a thick bundle of cash and dropped it into my hand. "Take it," he said coldly. "We were

ing a word, I flicked my wrist and hurled the cash straight at his face. The

l, Eliana!" J

er starve to death t

just ungrateful," Marcus

pha Marcus. The case regarding Chloe's attempted murder will be handled this

olor. A case in the Wolves' court meant exposing every lie.

urned around, my dress swirling around

g began to fade as I walked into the parking lot. The

o find a cab, when a sudden scent hit

behind a pillar. Yards away, three big muscular rogues with aggressive auras were walki

ow and rough. "Madam Chloe said she left the council hal

kill me?" She was more

ues alone, not with a weak brown mutt wolf. Inhaling a brea

back door of the Rolls-Royce opened, and before I could even breathe, a hand came

h a thud. In the next second, I realized I was seated on a muscular l

was too dark t

s on a broad chest, attemptin

deep voice

pair of striking blue eyes. They were burning

n was b

ushing my lips. "I'm... Drugged,

? Dru

and possessive, dragging me closer until our breaths tangled. His lips crashed against

ouched, my wolf let o

whispered