a's

tudy, my heart hammering against my ribs. The

ickly grabbed a cloth and began to scrub. I had to hide the evidence. If anyone smelle

y vampire, he was a royal. He was a hunter. He was the man my father had warned me

g. They were getting ready for a feast to welcome the Prince. In the Silver Peak Pack, w

y sister. Her face was tight with worry,

ts you're okay," she w

or, then at my thumb.

your blood aga

shaking. "He was going to kill th

s to stop. You are playing with fire. Kael isn't just a man anymore; he's

my hands away. "If he goes feral, the whole pack falls apart.

ting worse. The more he takes, the more he needs. You aren't healing him anymore, Maya. You're bec

," I whispered, l

lready starting to shift. If you keep giving him your essence, you are choosing the wolf side by accident

Sela. He looked at me like.

listen. The Vampire Prince is downstairs. He's asking for the 'servant girl' who clea

ent cold.

im. They want all the omegas downstairs to serve the wine. If you don't show up, it will look suspicious. Put this on. Ke

sive wine. Long wooden tables were packed with thirsty, loud werew

alm, but I could see the tension in his shoulders. Hi

or of moonlight, and his skin was as white as marble. He wore a suit of deep cr

unt!" a guard

lay pitcher with shaking hands. I moved from table to table, fillin

It felt like a thousand needles were pricking my skin. This was the "Vampire Pull."

is hand shot out and gripped my wrist. It wasn't a mean grip, but it

e was like silk sliding over a blade. It

She is just a servant, Prince. She h

d forward. His ice-blu

ight through my skin, seeing the dark, shimmering blood in my veins

entire hall went quiet. Even the loudest wolves stopped eating. "She smells lik

a wall of muscle and fur. "Sit down, Valerius. Yo

the table. He moved so fast it looked like he was tele

help it.