hill slowly run

nton, her father, had

d he would just give her to t

ght women happy marri

ghtly, her voice trembling a

ldly. "Because you are the most

"But I am al

tle man who had once promised

ession did not

s tone as detached as if he were di

or suddenly

, still wearing that g

nto the Travon family, it would be a shame to l

't it be perfect to have Lena take

lit up when she heard

ven blink. He sim

athly pale. "Father,

re utterly devoid of emotion. "Not anymore. The benefits the Travon

elt suff

eyes, she had never been his daughter, only a commo

ted into the Travon family is an opportunity many coul

t was a chill runn

n. "The ceremony to hand you over to the Travon family is the day after tomor

ying nothing more, because she knew

ver cared about he

von Manor blaz

ndow, the black trench coat he wore hanging na

urrent head of the Travon family, was ruth

ruly knew his

was the King of the werecrea

which he could effortlessly slaughte

h was that whenever the Blood

was older than him would always hold hi

soothing him like that, as if

ng after,

een forced to lie low in the human w

year, he could

d the Blood Moon to a

had stumbled into the Dark Forest, had someho

ll her face, but the lingering trac

estlessly, desperately craving to fi

wly lifted

ht, those eyes we

w and icy. "I need to know who the woma