rry up and g
ritual, every afternoon. She would call for me, and while she sat at her vanity table, I brushed her long hair like a servant to her satisfaction.
tature, and completely black hair. But it suited us... since I was only the illegitimate daughter of the Alpha and the human slave he had raped eighteen years ago and impregnated. I was a di
ld read minds, either. I had
e for me to read m
l, anytime something even slightly inconvenient happened, it was because of the
nd her, the human slave who had given birth to me -- our lives would have been hell anyway. Better that I su
e brush.( But at least no one can possibly be so stupid they mess up brushing hair! Idiot. She had bet
e. Her thoughts were always the same, day in and day out, either blaming me for every little thing that happened to her or daydreaming about being the center of attention at school. Which then turned back to blaming me,
alled friends whom they complimented and simpered at to their faces. For all the time they spent in front a mirror, they should take a moment to really self-reflect. Thei
ng trash! I wish someone would just cut her face up so I don't have to look at it anymore. She can't even shift! She
thoughts all the time, only when she was close enough. As soon as she w
d one -- Cassiel -- she couldn't take over, and therefore I was trapped in human form. I
o deserve being involved in this, so don't get any stupid ideas. But I
ck who had deposed and killed his predecessor, Alpha Adrain. Rumor had been that Evan was his long lost nephew, but people knew better than to gossip too loudly
, no resistance. All the female werewolves would be inspected and 'registered,' whatever that meant. The other rumor was that Alp
ld make a perfect mate for him, and he would definitely choose one of them. Or so each one thought. Mayb
rge to chase it. Probably because I was a half-breed, which was also likely the cause of th
sterly support of each other, what each one thought was that she was far
the real downside of my secret power, tryin
world, finding their true mate was no laughing matter. It was a gift fr
ome a life or death matter if
*
nd attend to their needs once this was over. But the inspection was thorough and dragged until evening, and we were all forced to watch, nearly bored to tears. Nothing, of course. No woman was selected for whatever it was
ood by him already. They must have mind-linked with each other just then. Not that I'd know anything about it. Other than my freakish mind-reading ability, I possessed no
left no room to wonder about what had just been communicated. He waited until Alpha
u perhaps need to see
"Your last chance. If any women have been excluded, w
Alpha Evan, then seemed to remember something. "Well, there is one girl, but it's
apped, forcing Kris's attention
s Claud
an turned and
*
d come to this when I had been trying so hard to stay out of trouble, and now it had come looking for me. Nothing would happen since Kris was right, I was just a
Alpha Evan stood in front of me... and leane
uninvited. (It's her. The girl from nine years ag
h
years
he i
what could I have possibly done wro