ena

blood drained from his face, leav

p back, his boots grating

word a profanity in the hall

ct of profound sacrilege, a self-inflicted woun

ht in his throat like a shard of glass. "The Alpha merely wishes

d, my voice cutting throu

my true nature to bleed

hite Wolves, an ancient and formidable line touched

thing, and the Beta's gaze fell from my

took the transfer

first light," I said, the cold finality in my to

k door before he co

the iron latch was the

ng chamber where the soft rhythm of Leo's bre

, the crude effigy of the wo

edge of a dark, flak

oo

before, held carefully behind his back, hi

ms carving this tribute for a sire w

my stomach, so sharp it felt as

ck under his pillow and

nd the transfer list lying upon th

s a space designated for

d my own personal signet

k blue wax, leaving the crisp impression of my g

retaire, I drew out

still holding the faint, bitter aroma of the herbs I used to treat the ink. Finally, the Luna's official silver seal was laid atop the pile.

ection contract

ndard clauses, my eyes

strangely light, added a new stipulation, the

pped of the Dark Moon Pack name. He shall be reduced to the status

a pack, an outcast forced t

substance, infinitely preferable to the hol

stone - the bright, careless peal of Elena's laughter

grew restless, drawing my scent - that sharp amalgam of cedarwood and wild berries - into his lungs like a tonic before returning to Elena's bed. He

made my st

he memory of Leo's feve

his small body a furnace

the Mind-Link, the telepathi

cted into the ether. Leo is b

sical cord being cut within my own skull, leaving a profound and ringing silence where his presence had been. He had b

nsmuting the last dregs of sorro

contract and placed it

over keys. I would make Kael choo