ndria

rembling hands wrapping tightly around my freezi

ll alive! I looked everywhere for you!" she

l as she helped me stumble out of the hole. Though Clara was a frail Omega without

estate to avoid the patrolling guards. Ten minutes later, she kicked open the door to my

hen fetched a basin of warm water and a rough

entle care to gather more intell

are voice, furrowing my brows in pai

ara dropped to her knees beside the

Why was I out in the snow?" I asked, sque

oked bac

he wanted to take you for a walk in the back courtyard, and then yo

ke confusion. "Why would she t

voice, her tone

ey wanted to force you to break off the eng

matched what Beatrice h

betrothed?" I asked, testing the w

othal back then because the Alpha promised him the fertile southern valleys as y

ear, her voice droppin

id bragging in the kitchen. She said Lady Karin is alr

al court of Silvermoon Kingdom, getting pregnant by an older sister's fian

out of the corners of my blind eyes, sh

!" Clara wiped my tears with her sleeve. "Wait here,

my hand over and clamped my fingers

, trembling act completely. "Clara, you must not b

dden chill in my v

ady, you're

her face, I raised my other hand and pres

ght on, I am no longer the punc

er the weight of my battlefield aura, Clara stopped breathing

y hand. "Now, go find me a pi

gasped. "But my Lady, you... yo

do as

d walked over to rummage through the broke