Fishe

I'd arranged for Julianne. She didn't give it so much as a s

space. It smelled of her, of cool moonlight and clean paper. It was a

ushed through her mental ba

her pain. She turned, and her violet eyes were

calm. "Explain why you brought a pregnant woman in

erate to soothe our mate, to pull her into my arms and beg for forgiveness

ith a silver-tipped arrow. It was Hector Gonzalez, Julian

me swear I would look after his only daughter and his grandson. "I gave him

o understand my duty, my honor as an Alpha. "Julianne's mate was killed

law, and an oath sworn on a dying man's blood is also law. I am tra

led with grief and pressure, of comforting a distraught Juliann

on. When I was done, she let out a soft, short laugh.

ted Mate has fathered a child with another woman, and I must welcome her

you to be her sister! I'm just asking you to accept

el. "The one chosen for you by the Moon Goddess. There is no such

core law of our societ

her. It hated Julianne's presence

g for me," I repeated stubbornly. "I have to

nd for the first time, fire lit her violet eyes. "You'll use my

" I roared, feeling

eyes dying, turning back to cold ash. "I will not accept it.

judgment, cutting off

raw anger surged through me. She was

arm, trying to use my Alpha dominance t

arm, then back up at my face. Her eyes were filled with a

e a brutish tyrant. I released

my head, pained tha

," she said, taking a step back, creati

r meant, and her words carried a d

d up a heavy ring of brass keys a

e pushed the keys and the ledger toward me, her voice flat and calm. "From this day fo