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ng water dumped straight over my head

ore my life apart in the dark, and now he stood her

meless b

urge of fury, I swung my palm har

man. His large hand caught my wrist mid-

place!" h

it. Any ordinary stray would have collapsed on the spot, but the dormant White Wolf blood in my veins-and the

e tearing at my throat. "It was you! Two months ago in th

s dark pupils contracted, and the c

inted a trembling finger at t

usting pine scent on your body! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be carry

onto the cold marble, burying my face i

e hallway, broken only by

r several seconds, the ruthless A

st on his face vanished, replaced by a stunned, almost fragile disbel

the baseboard. "People like you don't ca

as his warm palm closed firmly over my shoulder. "Since it i

up like a breeding machine and get rid of me once the baby is born? I

es was swallowed by a terrifying possessiveness. He gripped my chin b

d you conceived my bloodline, your life, your f

nding an unwanted shiver down my spine. Before I could twist away, he sc

ing for me!" I pounded my fists against his roc

m door shut, dropping me onto the velvet mattress. "I'll have someone deal w

ivering until I heard his footsteps

. If I stayed here, I would become a prisoner in a gilded c

was empty, the broken glass already cleared away. On the dining table sat several the

ose coins. My fingers hesitated over them for a beat before I pressed every last cent under a porcelain plate. In werewolf households, silve

f the penthouse and threw myself into the eleva

breath, completely missing the tiny red camera l