er 2

ia's

myself face-to-face with Lennox, hi

floor, shoes littered every corner. The sight threw me off; Lennox was

iver ran down my spine. His hate was p

had been the kindest to

that came with being a renowned warrior, he would of

path often crossed

se friends. I'd return to the pack house often, playin

hat belonged

all ties with me, as though we

uddenly demanded, his voice trembling wit

tight in my throat, and managed

nd he took another step closer to

red, "where is the diamond nec

my memories: had I glimpsed anything like it while cleaning his room? All I could remember was picking up hi

," I stammered, my voice trembl

es nar

his tone thick with rage. "A necklac

eping into my voice. "I cleaned your ro

een us in a flash, his impo

e spat. "You and your kind, you're

t I ignored it. Defending myself against Lennox w

is time. "You can search me if you doubt me. Inspect

t me, but he turned away and began frantically ransacking the room, yanking open

pressed together,

m, to shield me from his brothers' pranks, had vanished. In his pla

e chaos he had created. The necklace was nowhere to be found

s a gift for Anita. For her eighteenth bir

ood my ground. "I

cut me of

e," he murmured. "You cleaned my room. You were the

yed s

er!" he shouted, and I pressed my lips together, hold

accusations squ

. like my

ful I was, this pack would always see

voice low and sharp, like the growl of his wolf ready to strike.

of the puzzle clicked

She had been in hi

ar his dresser, pretending

nyone. Sly, always reachin

d her way out of any punishment. Or the time she'd accused a servant of breaki

again. But this time

ak into Lennox's room to st

o

except

I couldn't. Lennox would never believe me.

ake it," I

bitter laugh, s

k I'm stu

to scream the truth: Anita wasn't the perfect, innocent girl

ew how to manipulate the tr

nough of wasting my time with you. If that necklace doesn't turn up by the

e, but I held my ground, look

ast time, my voice steady despit

longer before turning away, h

e day to make that necklace r

heart pounding wildly. Once I was far enough away,

could I prove it without putting myself in even more danger? The triplets wo

ounced, approaching. "Levi's looking

rt cle

I asked, fear gri

t know exactly, Olivia, but he's

ld it possibly