Kram

composure was a greater insult than any screaming m

voice sharp and brittle. "A filthy wolfless. Marrying into the Contr

sift through the dresses, my movements unhurried, as if I

he could stand. She lunged, grabbing

with vicious glee. "Do you know why Father agreed so easily? The Contreras family paid a f

o crush me, to remind

emetri is dying. The silver poison is in his bones. The healers say he won't last the month. You'

atisfaction of a breakdown-I

roughly, shouting in my face, "Why aren't you crying? You think you're still a precious d

turned my head. The ice in my eyes was gone. In its place, a f

my gaze and her hand flew from

and clamped like an iron vice around her throat. With a surge of overwhelming strength, I sl

from her lungs. Her eyes, wide with terror, stared at me. The face she had known for twenty years was n

ce of my grip, but my expression was ee

raw, cold rasp, like a blade scraped

. She clawed frantically at my wrist, her throat makin

my grip just enough to cut off her pathetic whimper

her face. She began to beat a weak tattoo against the wardr

led the inferno in my chest. Killing her

eased

ap on the floor. She clutched her throat, coughing and retching, des

eyes filled with a new ki

xpression one of utter dis

s of limbs. She didn't dare look at me again. She

, hateful glare over her shoulder. "You'll regret

shiver down her spine. She yanked the door open

hut, leaving me in

ghtly from the rush of adrenaline. I lifted my h

lence for the first time. An