tie

y chest, sharp and agonizing. My hand flew to the spot, but m

's hands. They held none of the calluses from years of swo

reamed through the window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Everythi

en-year-old face. My silver-white hair cascaded over my shoulders, my ice-blue eyes stared back at me

s re

, and the Moon Goddess's words

he line of my cheek where Anais had cut me.

for my family's murderers, it was all too rea

the date. Wh

Written in elegant script were the words: S

y ribs. The 27th... The Moo

efore it all began. The day

terror washed over me. I had a chanc

s and pulling at my nightgown, checking my own bo

t that I was framed for adultery, for betraying the

, shuddering breath. They had planned it

eep into my palms. The sharp sting of

e names to my reflection, the hatred in my eyes s

the girl in the mirror,

d the entire Hamilton Pack, I will make you repay it. A

door. "My lady? Are you a

who had been beaten to death in my

back tears. I took another deep breath,

ng at the dressing table. She looked surpr

a storm of emotions churned within me. Th

my past life, I had barely given

ine. Cora froze, her

m this day forward, I need your help. Your absolu

serious than she had ever seen

knee. "My life is yours, my lady. Whatever

indling within me. "Good. Then our first task is

ile touch