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ega communal hall with Tammy trailing

pers. In the past twenty-four hours, I had become a pack legend-the pregnant Omega who had single-handedly

wore an expression of tragic indignation. I didn't need super hearing to guess what she wa

like a switch. The fake sorrow vanished, instant

Oh, thank the Goddess, you're alright! I

m-her signature move to proje

lf-step back, letting h

c yet piercingly clear, cutting through the silence of the hall. "I'm here fo

heard a pin drop. Fifty silver coins was an astronomic

er cheeks. "Casey," she hissed, desperately trying to keep her voice dow

confusion. "I need the money now, Ashley. I'm pregnant, and Jac

the vulnerable, desperate mother-to-be.

e curious, judgmental stares of the crowd

ust enough for her audience to hear. "But you can't just flaunt your new status and bully me.

gant woman crushing her helpless friend. A few of the mo

m hang in the air like a foul stench. "Where were you, Ashley, when I was on trial f

Kandi threatened me! She said anyone who spoke up for you

laced by the lethal edge of a blade. "Because I heard differently. I hear

r drained fr

voice turning shrill. "Who told you th

id and unyielding, "then friends pay their debts. I'm not le

a flash of venomous hatred in her eyes. She look

t through gritted tee

ly tailored clothes, the expensive silk ribbon in her

ng deliberately on the fron

you absolutely sure you don't