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room turned i

d my throat. He didn't squeeze hard enough to break my neck, but the threat w

ed, his pupils dilating unt

e Border Wars hadn't just poisoned him; it had forced his wolf into a permanen

d, I looked into the eyes of the monster holding

o choke out, a twisted smile on my face. "I know you can

should break your neck

gainst the stone, exposing my throat further. "B

ckered, replaced by sharp, calculating confusion. He

lity. A wife who won't weep when you can't give her a mate mark. A partner who won't be instant

ngers around his wrist. Not to pu

ing wolf. I am a Luna with no wolf at all. In a house full of mindles

not as a political problem, but as a player in her own right. The danger in hi

for knowing that?" he asked, his

only solution. Kill me, and you become a tyrant who murders his mate on their union night to cov

And we bo

d of a general conceding a battle he co

tone no longer hostile, but flat. He wasn't spea

poured himself a glass of water, his back to me. He cle

not al

believe leaving your new mate alone in your chambers o

rned slowly, eyes narrowing. He had expected a meek, grateful

clear. What is it you want, A

allies in this, are we not? An alliance requires co

g my face. Finally, he gestured to the s

n our wedding night?" I countered. "If you do that, the entire territory will know b

looked at me with irritation, but he had no choice. He

s allies, we should present a unit

vous leap, but his

out, his voice returning to its commanding to

faces a mixture of awe and terror. They led me

the far side, his back to the center, leaving a vast, em

e. This was a partner

, his voice came agai

ecome more liability than asset, our arrangeme

ling, my heart sudd

behind my lids, a face surfaced-one I had not mentioned

Fields was laughing with his Ome

ad just become the person with the leg

old Fenton that