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ace and that damned, nauseating stench finally faded,

ven through my closed bedchamber doors, I could hear the lower servants pointing

astrous wedding feast. He had completely moved his quarters t

let my life e

e ultimate winner of this game! That wretched bitch Kristie is sittin

ive, expensive silk nightgown. It was as sheer as a cicada's wing, per

-a potent, intoxicating herb renowned throughout Vorrath

I had to prove my absolute charm and

iced pastries, I made my way down

t innocent voice. "Brennon, my love... it's m

down at me with an unreadable, stony expression. His eyes

he asked, his voic

squeezed past him into the warm room, p

iced tears. "I know I humiliated you the other night, but I swear I didn't mean

rms around his waist from behind, pressi

whisper another plea, he grabbed my wrists and pri

sharp eyes were filled with cold scrutiny and...

low. "We are married now. There are certa

o my throat. A terrifying, i

nses locking onto me. He leaned in slightly, sniffing the air n

den... all I caught was a bitter, corrupted odor," he sneered, each word dropping like a lead weight.

nstantly, terr

t is he tal

rembling in pure horror. "I am pure! I have never let any

g me to look into his dark, furious eyes. "A high-tier Alpha's instincts do not lie! A pure maiden's scent is sweet, soothing, and

! I am!" I sobbed hysterically

oul. I didn't understand why-why did my body smell like this? Why were my scent

r the overwhelming judgment of his Alpha instincts, my cr

oving me away with brutal force. "You brought a contaminated, rotting

. I stumbled backward and coll

am pure!" I begged on my knees, crawling acro

ay, the repulsed glare in his eyes thickening into abso

I were a crushed, filthy in

urtyard. You will not step outside to embarrass the Montgomer

dy, slamming the heavy oak doors shut behind hi

sh. I was ruined. I was branded a disgraced, impure liar by my own h

ult! It HAS to be

ion told me that she had done something to me before s

frantic, despairing howl into the sile

this. I would tear her limb from lim