ieda

it was the color of the Tate Pack's banner. I

te of the werewolf society. Alphas from neighboring territories, wealthy b

asted meat, and the musk of a hu

his hand gripping my waist a little

I said through

saw her

. But there she was, standing near the buffet, wearing a red d

scarf, I saw the glimmer of a protective amulet. One bou

He possessed the Alpha Tone, a vocal resonance

ier. "Tonight, I officially present my future Luna. Elfrieda has stood by m

e crowd gasped in delight. I

The Publi

ut nausea. I opened my mouth to speak,

n

was like

econd before anyone else. The metal cable

!" I s

ssive fixture, tons of cr

is hardwired to protect his Mate above all else. It is biological law

didn't l

to the side. T

scream, though she was wel

save me, but to use my body as a leverag

, hitting the m

elier cra

ttered upon impact. Thousands of shar

ding, it ripped through m

" I sc

rystal, reinforced with silver wiring for ae

rise from the wound immediately. The smell of burning flesh filled the air. Silver burn

ied out, clutc

chaos. Dust and de

" Jaxon's frantic voic

dling Janice in his arms. She didn't have a scratch

ared, Jax,"

ies, his hands trembling. He

he silver was poisoning m

to me. "Alpha! The future

ted. For a second, he looked at me-bleeding, br

ice is in shock. She needs to get to the hospita

ha, Elfr

using the Alpha Command. The warrior f

left me. He stepped over the debris, stepped over th

blinding, but the pain in my chest was worse. My wolf,

ess t

the pack hospital. Beeping monit

e," a gruff

looked like he had been crying, or fight

eavily bandaged. I could still fe

" I asked, my

bedside. She has a bruised ego. You hav

white ceiling. "

father as

eaking from my eyes. "When Jaxon went on that

ture, a pup is a blessing from th

swered. I went through it alone on the bathroom floor. I lost our

r. He was marrying her in Vegas wh

ng gold-the sign of his wolf surfacing. "I

ed to t

took all my stren

serves

incing as the silver poison throbbed. "H

ere swollen, but I twisted the diamond r

ide table. The metal ma

said. "I am done w