ste

quiet hallway to Elder Janyce's study. Through the half-open oak door, I saw the

e heavy desk. Brenda held a sheet of parchment with wet

ef Royal Scholar! For the honor of the Wiggins pack

r. She slammed the iron tip of her cane int

ul mana crystals? Brenda, have you gone mad, or do you think you

her face twisted with res

I mean, you prepared all these treasures for Cel

limit. The old woman's chest heaved violently

watched the scene unfold, a cold sm

the parchment out of Brenda's hands, and without a secon

a bloodcurdling shriek and lunged forward to claw it out of the fire,

Carlie's face, Elder Janyce r

to Celeste's late mother! How dare a lowborn bastard bred

ars poured down Carlie's cheeks a

! Without that dowry, how am I supposed

da scrambled forward on her knees a

confused! Please, for the Pack Alpha's sake

d Brenda's hands a

wo trunks are cut down to one! Take your

in half, Carlie's eyes rolled back in her

en and stepped inside, placing the soup bowl gently on the desk as the gu

please drink your so

athing slowly steadied. She sank back into

eeping and smashing pottery every day, I spent the time quietly inst

hung low over the castle as a biting wind

all jewelry, I tucked the silver herb pouch securely i

ir with trembling hands, her ey

en of wolves that eats weak Omega

the blurry copper mirror, I k

going there to be eaten. We are going the

outside the main gates, signaling the ar

cloak around my shoulders, and walked out of the

horse cart. Ten paces away from her sat my carriage-a massive black coach pulled by fo

her eyes bloodshot with jealousy a

and coach? By tomorrow morni

d looked down at her, curving

r Darrin has a foul temper when money is tight. You

dark purple bruise on her wrist where Darrin had grabbed h

iron footplate under Thomas's watchful eye and climbed