e

thes and the cloak that I 'borrowe

conflicting em

m he was my first. The revulsion on his face... it made me feel cold. And I'm angry that I care. One admittedly, m

ky control back. I must be home when the cloaking spell wears off, I don't want t

finally shut the front door with a relieved sigh, but I stiffen i

not do something about it, he'll end up waking the entire Oliv

d out of their room and sigh

as you." He say

ou doing he

nkles. Unlike me, my gamma ha

Who left his mar

diately wiping at my ne

sh he would not get that

x?" He asks in a

I try to chang

t... let's just say there's no way I'm touching you t

cow

cting." I say,

not.

ose wrinkles at using the s

So close to your Shifting too. You are p

g I don't know."

d not for the first time I not

. I can't think of anything bad enough

eact... but

past him and run for th

if not for my father's worried stance

y forward. "What

e looks like he lost a massive amou

?" I ask in a ho

with red-rimmed eyes. He kisse

still form. She can't be dead, can she? M

my hand

ve to look after your mother,

her?" I ask, hating this new development. Bot

ses my brow. "For now, I just need you to

eak. It's too much, from Alpha Z

go to bed and wake up tomorrow to find that this night has o

nder his control. "You are my daughter, the daughter of the A

with Rollen to calm the pa

isper, hanging ont

always stay by her

pha." H

. Why does this sound like goodbye? How am I supposed to

moment, then seeming to make his m

he door, looking back a

ie?" I ask. I

o something abo

him go with silent steps. I wish Merry, his gamma was here, she could

I say, spinning around and

es, he knows just as

what happened ton

entwined, soft breaths and moans,

say. "You can't te

ed. "I'm not a

betrothed must not catch wind that I slept with another male so close to my Shifting. They have held ba

e faster than I thought. I knew