viev

he night. Bu

forcing my bones to stay set and shoving the fur back beneath my skin. If I Shifted now, if I l

ed over the horizon. My body felt hollowed out, scra

preg

my heart. A pup. Our pup. Surely, this would change things. Ignatz was obsessed wi

ed into the living room. The air in th

d theatricality. Ignatz was pacing, his fists clenched at his sides. Meredit

ieked, pointing a manicure

the doorframe to keep my

d. "The diamond choker. It's gone! I saw

steady despite my exhaustion. "I was cleaning

ith malice. "I saw you sneak back in

y. It hit me like a physical wave, sucking the oxygen from the

idn'

ut

onnected w

oor. I tasted copper. My hand instinct

king up at him. "I have somethi

o hear your lie

ent flooded the room. It cloyed at the back of my thro

rching her back. "It's... i

ilt up over days. But Ignatz, blinded by lust and stupidity, d

t me. "Get out of my si

egnant!" I scre

ashed into

stopped

ith f

aring for a second, replaced

cockroach. "With whose bastard? You're a

d. "From that night.

oldly. "That was a mista

life! Yo

s bastard tainting my bloodline!

ran col

. Get rid of it. Or I will throw you

red, backing a

wing. She walked over to me, a

ly screamed, throwing herse

hild could have seen through it

uch her?" Ig

me this time. He us

NE

knees slammed into the hardwood floor with a sickening crack. I couldn't

looming over me. "You attacked my chosen mat

h. "What is the punishment for

er voice dripping with satisfact

atz ordered the warriors who had

burly warriors grabbed my arms. "T

his back on me to help Ev

ragged

he edge of the territory. It was winter, and the b

slammed shut, plungi

rying to share my body heat

baby. *Please, hold on. Gran

distance was too great, and the cold was

he cold seeped

cramp of hunger, but a sharp, te

reamed, reachi

help me!

d. He had blocke

egs, stark against the freezing concrete.

lutching my stoma

e. I had royal blood. And I was bleeding out on a dirty

me, I felt something

a

a mu

s my