ammed Yvette hard

chest tightening painfully, her ears ringing,

herself up from the floor, silence

e hearth still

ped against the wall, eyes closed, seem

, revealing only a sharp, unyielding ja

ntimidatingly chilling aura that made

y clutching her collar shut, she t

fully light, yet the Dark Forest

round, and splintered tree trunks la

dared n

forest as fast as she could,

ssed out of the werecreatures'

's lingering scent refuse

ng stubbornly to her, especially

cloak tightly, tryi

," she murmured to herself as she walk

ed the estate of the Hawthorn

hall all turned to

roze Yvette i

others with disdain, and a fe

ble family would vanish for an entire n

p away, Vera appeared at the top of th

pallid face, and a faint smile curled her

lenched her fis

concerned with Yvette's answer a

slightly, and she asked, "

body we

gly odd. "It is not perfume, and it is not the blood

face turn

soft laugh came fr

her eyes. "Mother, I told you. Yvette must

fully, "After all, a human woman couldn't possibly walk out of the werecreatu

head up, glaring

had happened last night had

ed her into the werecreatures' turf, and that was

ever face Edwin, who had alwa

r voice trembling with emotion. "All

te, what are you talking about? You're the one who went out and fo

and she stepped forward and slapped Yvette hard across the face.

ing a performance. "Enough. It is very lucky

t her eyes showed no tra

t through Yv

d have rejoiced if she had truly

w higher and higher, footsteps soun

on en

tte, who was disheveled, he

n's study shut hea

deep uneasiness sudde

is chair, his expression colder than ic

froze,

them a pure maiden. In exchange, they will grant the Hawthorne family enormou

e drained of

er class knew about

ified about Calvin, t

as brutal, bloodthirs

who came near hi