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stood in the doorway wearing a nasty grin that did not belong

She curled into the corner of the sofa, pressing

e room and pointed a

link!" Gael sneered, repeating the cruel words he had clearly

ed myself right in front of the sofa like a mother wolf

aring down at the spoile

lo's favoritism, he raised the mug and flung the

tinct, I swung my right arm out and bloc

t. My skin blistered with a searing ache, though I kept my face completely

ie, Gael flew into a tantrum an

a!" he yelled. "Uncle Carlo said my mom a

mped my fingers around his flailing wrist, sque

of pain, tears springin

real pain looks like," I said, looking down at him as a s

stands above every ordinary Alpha. Terrified by the sudden pressure, Gael

arlo rushed into the lounge with two security guards, his eyes lock

you lost your mi

ehind his back while glaring at me like a sworn enemy. He did not

t Eulalie," I stated flatly. "If I hadn't blocke

s legs, Gael sobbed

ie something to drink, and Aunt Araminta g

ark fire blazed in his eyes, and his heavy Alpha pheromon

attling the window glass. "Not only are you insanely je

o my soul and felt a wave o

rat than look at how terrified

nance and unleashed the Alpha's Command, a bloodline compulsion tha

he growled from d

a falling boulder. My knees bent an inch under the

White Wolf power in my veins to push back against his compulsion. Because my t

ack slightly bowed, lifting my head to look

arly couldn't fathom how the weak Omega w

y posture, walked back to the sofa, and

n't deserve to be her

ghtly as if my deadpan tone had st

ked straight toward the open door, passing ri