ra

estate. I hadn't slept a single second. The cold, hard fury from

ht pouring through the floor-to-ceiling windows did nothing to warm the steril

rs. Gable," I said

as a grey, gelatinous nutrient paste. The Alpha's mandate for his *wolfless* burden. No meat, no caffeine, not

mily eating a lavish breakfast flashed in my mind. A violent tr

grey sludge splattering across the pristine white

aining of color as she stared

voice eerily calm, "that hi

dy in the East Wing. My heart was pounding frantically. It was my first act of open rebellion in

e one thing I had avoided since the day I was

elt like dragging my bare hands across shattered glass. But I pushed

*heard* Karly Rowe's breathy, triumphant laugh echoing in his mind. And then, the killing blow. A ch

push me

air. The betrayal wasn't just visual anymore; I had felt his happiness with

nd entryway to find Sylvia Vance, Declan's ruthless assistant. She stood there in

rchment that reeked of dark magic-a Blood Pact. "Sign this. You will formally confess to emotional

uld give Declan the legal right to lock me away

Alpha's patience is gone, Omega. Your mother's care at the human facility

pped the last thread of my restrai

side, a bright red handprint blooming instantly on her pale skin. She stared at me in a

ommanded, my voice vibrati

intent as her eyes glazed over-she was mind-linking

oved the stormy seascape painting on the wall, revealing my hidden safe. I pulled out

check the time, the screen lit up with

t has been frozen by

hly auto-transfer for my mother's l