phin

me to the Regent

, just a plain carriage and a

ye, they shipped me out like I was a plague. They probably thought sending me

of a massive, oppressive castle. It was built entirely of black obsidian, its tall

cold wind whipped my long hair as I straightened my back. For some reason, the chill fe

as the place I died in my last life. And

graying hair stood at the castle entrance. His posture was r

he crown was absolute and whose patience for useless political collateral was nonexistent.

t?" he asked, his voice as

I replie

nod, a gesture that barely passed for a bow. "His Grace,

gates closed slowly behind me with a heavy t

than the outside. The light was dim, and the air w

Alfred stopped before a huge oak door and kno

ce came from within. The sound alo

as vast, with a fire crackling in the hearth, its lig

lchair by the window. He wore a black silk shirt,

ffocating Alpha presence. This was him. The

ordered withou

ed tow

r the first time. He was as handsome as a god, but his cold silver

lly, his brows drawi

aid coldly, his words stri

skipped

d be their most beloved daughter, Faye," he said, slowly turning the black

. "I am Seraphina Beaumont. T

e appeared on

ughter nobody want

the study seemed to drop. I felt my breath catch in my throat

n me after my death had changed something fundamental in my body. Even u

rced myself to say,

ll the Beaumonts I appreciate their gesture. I will pay th

ared silently behind me, re

l on the blanket covering Gideon's legs. The fai

th behind Gideon's condition. I only saw fragments-the medicine, th

I could unco

the awakening of my ancient white wolf bloodline, I

was a symptom of

I blur

ldn't you like to know if I c