via

it was a violent tearing, a hollow ache in the emp

frescoes of the moon. The sharp, clinical smell of antis

's a

ked, forcing my vision to clear until I

mot

has tremble with a single look. Right now, however, the st

ce was like s

ou're safe. You'r

my abdomen stopped me. Breath hitched

clutching my stomach

olding on, Luna. But the Rejection... the shock to your system was seve

ing from my eyes. Michael

red, the words tasting like ash

nto something terrifyingly absolute. "I know. My Warr

bed and took my hand. Her

mind. Her mental voice was like a steel blade drawn

umiliation burning fresh and hot beneath my skin

room seemed to

r her. "He thinks he built that Pack? He thinks he built that busine

the door, her movements sha

looked more like a ruthless investment banker

counts. Recall the loans. Block the trade routes that pass through Hayes territory. If

dark satisfaction glimmering in his eye

severed bond. It was like losing a limb. But

unded, a new sensation flickered. It wasn't the warm,

hite in the darkness of my mind. A pa

y, its voice echoing like wind ov

ered. "I feel.

ed your power for him, Liv. You tried to make yourself smalle

ck and kissed

n't sleep forever, my daug