el

e had subsided to a dull ache. I could move without my vision blacking out. I was even able to b

mble, and every day she saw me uprig

he gravel path, the angry, whispered chatter. I didn't hav

s, my back to them, pre

, laced with manufactured authority. "We

ad of sweat from my brow with the back of my hand and turned to face them

d, my voice calm and even. "No one appro

ou can give us orders? You're nothing! A wolfl

kered, embolden

at was the final precursor to a physical assa

ning," I said, my voic

rward, shoving me hard in the shoulder. "I'm not

and made contact,

thought. Only

ized her arm. Before she could even process what was happening, I had her wris

he precise nerve cluster

riek of pain tor

taunts frozen on their lips. They had expected a

of them, Jenna, stammered.

ion more pressure with my knee.

emaining three. "Does anyone

with terror. They weren't looking at a disgraced noblewoman. They we

s shock vibrating through the air. Alpha, the target is engaging. It'

Trina's ear, my voice a venomo

ain for the rest of your life without leaving

e body. It wasn't just pain any

was e

me like a piece of trash. I stood up,

out of my sight. And tell everyone else. The next

the whimpering, sobbing Trina to her feet and p

dden silence, my

er a prison. It was my fortress.