a's

atever happened, I co

erved for someone accused of something horrible. Who would have thought a little girl could poison her own parents? I

lled the room. A moment later,

no choice but to look at him. His hand gradually moved around my throat. He a

oison your

mmered. "All I did was

lain myself, every word seemed foolish and weak beside the terrible accusation that had followed me for yea

urned his red eyes

ar-old sounds rath

known which plants were dangero

lpha Darek removed hi

ew ordinary aconite had stopped harming our kind long a

remained

had learned to walk, everyone had taught me otherwise. They had buried

swer," Alpha Darek mur

lpha Darek," my brother growled betwee

ed his hea

ue. I wasn

as another man digging up a traged

answer one question. How could a six-ye

my slave," Alpha Toren spat. "And my pa

ng about his clothes still drew attention. His tight black T-shirt stretched over his broad, muscular chest, while a pair of dark jea

ded. "You've given m

ed an agreement," m

thing. I could find

her and Beta Kyron faced me with the hunger

you tell him?" Alp

omach. The impact forced every b

ught to breathe. "He only asked

narled, moving so near that warm d

th I had left to remain standing. Long ago, I had promised myself that I would make him pay

er shouted after I he

in when his palm struck it. Under th

ed a fa

er told him you w

swer slipped from my mouth in a shattered whisper. Without their

ith a brutal jerk, he pulled my head backward a

, I'll lock you away where yo

rom the office and dragged me along th

g after him. "He was an Alpha... I.

my cheeks when he pull

stood on the

omfortably against the wall and o

hair, and I dropped as the terribl

le struggling to control his fury

ghteningly calm. "I must've chosen the wrong door because I found a cellar soak

ithout showing any fear. "She caused our parents'

her pack doesn't concern

pha Darek, but there was

r the question. What punishment did you have planned for her? Were you going to d

ntention of

iously think I'd believe you were taking her upstairs and putting her

led over me as though he noticed f

spite being an Alpha's sister, she lives like she's worth nothing.

ssed. "Besides, her punishment ha

sion belon

ed eyes scanned t

to know what she thought about

ded for my brother not to call his Luna. Cerya wa

pha Darek continued, and disgust coated every word.

again. His attention had a

rl they had all condemned as a traitor. My brother had spared me from execution, but only be

nt, Alpha Toren," Darek remarked as a

ons were alr

receive my support. More importantly, you would gain me as

sharply in my

ndition had someth

turn to my pack with me. In exchange for N

alking a

ould he have

nge. Throughout it all, Alpha Darek never looked away from me. His intense stare filled my stomach with

finally answered thr

t, but Darek made no effort to accept it. Instead,

e documents and

his palm against my cheek. Such unexpected tenderness c

everything packed

With complete confidence, he walked along the corridor and went direc

e exit was all along. Why had he

topped and looked ba

d her tonight, losing the treaty would

he left, and the heavy entranc

my sight!" my

er. I hurried away from him, raced up the s

l worn pieces of clothing, I owned no belongings at all.

ht arrived, I had

s position spare me a glance? He commanded the biggest pack in the region, and he had earned that power. The fighting ability

rt did I have

ly... what was