RA

ver. His shock quickly morphed int

g-lost daughter, but like a ruthless auctioneer assessing

ffocating, while Nora's face twisted into an

y couldn't comprehend that the breathtaking woman commanding

his voice tight with barely s

ed evenly, offer

d. Very good. Tomorrow morning, you will go to the airport t

ted eyebrow. "And why woul

before the severance ceremony," he commanded,

weapon to humiliate Roderick, to show the Gamma exactly what a masterp

nticipation curled in my stomach. I want

I said

a tailored, crimson-red dress that hugged every curve of my

n untouchable aura, entirely ignoring the h

flashed. Roderick'

and walked gracefully

s usual entourage of lackeys. He looked older, his chest

ss, boss. Check out the lady in red at twelve o'clock. Absolute, drop

annoyed at the distraction-u

ral reaction in his body. His pupils dilated, his jaw slacked s

ick, arrogant smirk spread across his face as he adjusted his expensi

dropping an octave as his eyes shamelessly roamed down

Have we met? Because I swear, my wolf would n

y eyes as cold as a glacier. "I don't think so. I ma

one of his enforcers let out a snort of laughter

es closer to intimidate me. He traced the shape of my ice-blue eyes.

ood drained from his face, leaving him a sickly, ashen gray. He stumbled a half-

izing regret flash in his amber eyes. He

ation. His shock quickly curdled into defensive malice. He sne

c surgery to try and trap a man. You dressed up like a high-class whore just to get my attention? A fake

k. I just tilted my head, looking a

, his eyes kept darting back to my lips and my chest. His wolf was screami

I whispered smoothly, stepping right into his personal space until he swallowed hard, "you should worry a

tos echoed against the tile floor, leaving him standing there, vi

nce ceremony doubled as

ballroom went dead silent. The same people who had spat on me f

gown, clinging to Roderick's arm and glaring d

a sickening, possessive fury and bitter regret e

if he had sculpted me himself. But halfway through the night, his

the quiet hallway, pushing open

e door clicked shut, the act of the proud father vanis

ing the crystal decanter down. "The Silver Moon Pack is drowning in debt.

unfazed. "And what does your i

pt to force me into submission. But I didn't bow. His eyes n

burden! And now, you will pay your debt. Damien Carlisle, the Alpha of The C

eating. The blood

was a poisoned needle slid

do charity," my father sneered,

Council's requirements for this merger. You will marry him

d out of my lungs. My son's father. The ma

tep back. "I won't do it. I a

liquid and blood spraying across the polished wood. He crossed the room i

with desperate cruelty. "If you refuse, I will personally hunt dow

l spread your legs for Carlisle if you have