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he pale woman staring back, at the

d not

na of the Bl

betrayed me, I would

my silver-white hair into a tight,

t a mask of composure

quiet as I steppe

elebration was gone, but the air was

dining hall when I

xs

; the dark stubble on

cated storm of emotion

but I walked past him without

e need t

mmand echoed

ever the disg

ha; I couldn't blo

, building an icy wall aro

it would muffle his words and

oft, sharp soun

y mental

, then anger, cr

the dini

ed table, Julianne

next to the A

sea

stood, her face arranged

, Dawn. Did y

I turned to the servant standing nearby. "Mov

s eyes widen

at Jaxson, who had jus

ozen with

s smile f

antly, a perfect pictur

to. I just wanted to

de, placing a protectiv

ared

t. Julianne m

nger," I stated calmly, my eyes loc

in the room drop

voice cut thro

her sit whe

trained me herself and whose authority in this pack was

her expression severe as her shar

e understood the impor

ened, but he defer

awn is ove

at is not an overreaction," Eleanor said, her voice quiet but filled with indisp

s face we

to Jaxson

nwavering gaze, Jaxs

the servant, who scurri

to a seat on his othe

ble, eating my breakfast with practice

's burning stare on

d in suffocat

with my napkin an

t go. We ha

k again, a note of pleadi

t didn't tu

, making his voice a distant,

the dining hall witho

t beneath it, there was so

mall, cold

ay to the p

off

ere I manage

hed the door o

gage into the small suite adjoining my study-the

bringing her

vade the space meant

new declara