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contained fury. He was a predator held in check, and

aze without

ed strength with every word. "I want twenty

a shriek. "You're insane! Twenty percent? Do

my payment. For twenty years of service to a family that never wan

r roared, slamming his fist o

g, fueled by years of suppressed rage. "You are not marryi

f it hung betwee

e name of the Moon Goddess. The moment I am wed to Kaleb Caldwell, I am no longer a member of the

To willingly sever oneself from one's Pack

Evelyn whispered, her face s

rather have no pack than be treated like filth by my own." My gaze swept ove

was weighing the cost of the alliance against the cost of my dema

in his eyes. It was t

house tonight. I will disappear into the woods and become a true Rogue. Then you can explain to Alpha Kaleb

threat. A decl

was a c

t would shatter the peace talks and make Oakhaven

with rage, her hand po

thing on their political ambiti

y ached, my heart hammere

eyes. When he opened them again, they

the word tasting lik

over me, so powerful

the blood oath will be completed just before the ceremony begins

nsuring I couldn't ta

But I will require physical proof of the transf

y mother looked at me not as a daughter, but

ice. I had

led me back to my room, the same room I had woken up in screaming just hours

a roaring fire. But for the first time in m

rk hidden beneath my dress. It was warm to the touch, a steady, comforting heat. It was the

es, not to sle

ut how to survive in the monster's den. How to build a