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e from his seat, his

k, a strong, clear voice

carried immense weight. "In our world, strength is everything. Mates should empower each othe

high-ranking ladies m

had attended my 'Moonflower

ty, I had b

andered Kat

asked for my advice on how to attract a 'powe

a certain Omega from a fallen pack, a woman whos

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prize," one lady whispered. "Imagine, thinkin

ther added. "Elois also clawed her

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to her moth

whispers chipping away at her

change th

sk of sorrow. "Alpha, you must do some

n at me, his daughter, standing with a bl

s tra

en I made m

my attention to the portraits on the wall

tion. "My mother, Clara, was the jewel of the Coleman Pack. When she married my father, sh

"that a distant relative, who came here only to 'c

art skippe

egan to creep

ies. The year I was born, Father was away on a tour of the border territories. He was gone

with my father. "Isn'

ace p

ail he rarel

d answer, I tu

rough the silent hall. "A husband gone for six months. A 'widowed' woman living under his roo

on exploded

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ined from my

eyes filled with a dawni

ning, her mouth open in a silent scream,

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sumed Esley was G

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old satisfaction se

cret had remained buried

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