rawfor

rt. I sat up slowly, accepting the

ing," I said, ta

rs. She had used the budget for medicinal herbs to order expensive new curt

st out of meat and vegetables for the week! But Julianne denied

ild given the keys to a kingdom. She only knew ho

Eleanor no

ledgers are too complicated and it's not he

atisfaction that my plan had worked so perfectly. Sadness

to know what would happen next. Eleanor would never all

main house, dragging a pale-faced Julianne with her. They were

ent of judgmen

room, leisurely enjoying the bre

ged the warehouses. His mental voice was shaking with panic. "Luna! The storerooms...

nt to all senior pack m

and disbelief through our bond,

o my room, breathless, describ

to all the storerooms! She made Ju

his is what you, the 'chosen mate,' have brought to this pack. Winter is comin

ollapsed on the spot,

despread panic. Winter was nearly upon us. N

hony of fear and blame. All of it was di

ion was destroyed

eason begin to drift down outside my wi

ittle joy. This mess, this disaster

ere was a kno

hat familiar scent, a mix of anxiety, regre

ove to ope

just stood on the other side, his vo

ong. Please... th

his voice held the t

, my moment to take back everything, was here. Taking back the tit