t it sent my stomach ch

d, gripping the edge of the stone

his voice strained with worry. "Is it because of your ol

isha, my stomach ch

epped his hand. "The celebration is to

overthink it. Get some sleep. There are still a few things left for me

gging at his lips and insti

ion and stepped forward to kiss his c

he door and scrubbed at every s

ntil my skin wa

sound of footsteps cam

utching his pillow, his head

ed out softly, hi

im and felt m

ack the bitter feelings that rose wi

over and burrowe

tomorrow, will I not be allow

ze. "Who to

ps together and whi

elebration, I'll have a new mother. She also said you don't need

eady said all of this to Noah. She

ainst my shoulder. "No. No matter what ha

d and finall

out to tuck him in, his sleeve slid up

k at once, frantically

his?" I took his wrist ge

sta. She made me memorize some things. I k

over the bruises. I

did she make

close to my ear. "She wants me to tell the elders tomorrow that you hit me all the t

his face against my chest. "But you'

st how vicious Erick

wasn't Noah's biological mother, but they also

woman with no wolf, unable to be

s tears away. "Tomorrow, no matter what Misha tells you to say, just agree

at once. "I can't

nd made him look at me. "You're

understanding why but

til his breathing evened out before

been secretly investigating a group o

ined Silverbeam Pack d

ards who accompanied him survived. Everyone sai

the hunt might not have

apped a dagger to the side of my leg, slipped past the guard

he had lived was sealed shut. In all thes

along the trail behind the mountain and

xactly as it had been w

walked straight t

ng important things in a secr

felt like forever before

ed inside was a pile of ash, which meant someone

ash, finding a few scraps of hide th

letters on them that they were hunting rec

y my father died shoul

ly didn't want me to know

, a bloodstaine

closely, a row of torches flare

steps clos

ad barely shut the compartment when t

rway, a dozen fully ar

d landing on the disturbed compartment. "What ar