ng that tightness in her chest,

eak again unti

he study clos

epted into the Travon family is an opportunity many could n

y, a smile linge

Yvette utterly

out looking at them

t of the study, she felt a su

ace paled

r her mouth, stumbled,

rned; her chest

ing, even causing her

The moment she shut the door, she doubled

nd her whole body trembled e

he table, it took her a long

sounded behind her, an

te f

around im

how already s

ately dropping to the mark on Yvette's

and instinctively raise

ile only

" she said, stepping closer to Yvette. "So the

y softened the

ly. "Why did you trick me i

se I wanted you to die in there. Who kn

ter. Edwin will not want a woman tainted by a werecreature. A lowly girl like you, who do

pt down Yve

Lena had intended to destroy

t, Vera enter

watching coldly, with no

turned and bolte

uld not stay he

de her steps incr

e threshold, Lena seiz

she gripped Yvett

antly could

wall, she found it

at her, her

died long ago. Let me finish you off mys

rately, but she was

d; a loud ringing

nton's shocked voice rang out from downstairs. "

silent. Vera and L

ps echoed slow

earer to them,

ence radiating from that person

ousness, Yvette f

he saw once again that fa

, tall and dangerous, golden

and he rushed forward, pulli

alvin was the male werecreature