a's

ached out a long, pale finger and brushed a strand of

to take back to the Kingdom," Victor said, his voice echoing so everyone

n, his lips t

I want to see what happens when I peel back th

Kael r

lar and slammed him against the stone wall. The wolves in the hall

"Alpha Command." It was a magical force that

y hands over my ears.

hed. "You are feral, Kael. Your mind is breaking. You think she belon

n at me, a cruel

om went silent. Every wolf in the hall stared at me. Their eyes went fr

the side, his face full of ho

expected him to throw me to the vampir

down at me, and his eyes weren't black wit

, his voice deep and steady. "She sav

s eyes turning red. "And the Vampire King will bri

loud of black smoke, h

ves were shouting, demanding my death

toward me. The wolves parted for him, terrified

ed to the room. "And anyone who

back toward the stairs. I was shak

red against his chest. "They ha

He set me down and locked the door. He turned

rushed over my bottom lip, pulling it down just enough to show the tips of my white fangs. "I did it b

s forehead resti

can smell the other one on you now. The choi

er. My eyes, usually grey, were starti

"Alpha Command" he had used took a lot of strength. I watched his chest rise and fall for a moment. He looked

My skin felt tight, and my h

tter than anyone... I had spent years scrubbing every secret corner of it. I sl

ehind me. I headed straight for the Shadow Border, where the trees were thick

ner, Maya," a voice wh

y. My wolf ears twitched. I turned a

here?" I

beauty was scary. She had long, wild hair the color of midnight and eyes th

whispered. M

ttle girl. She was the woman who had left m

walked toward me, her feet making no sound on the leav

ou left me to be a slave! You knew they wo

u had stayed with me, the Vampire King would have found you years ago. I hid you in

t stupid,"

s eyes n