my will hold a ball this

ng Winter pack and Thaddeus' wife, who opened up the focal point of being enrolled or workin

a tone that sounded like the melody of the birds chirping first thing in the morning, gazing at Thadd

plate. Each slice and friction of the knife between the plate ser

at this year would be a masquerade party," he re

uerade party!

ed. "Also, Theodore is

t name. "Really?" he asked, inhaling s

in this month

hen I married Severin, but I saw his face in one of the portrait paintings in this mansion. I admit he was as strikingly handsome as T

of the battle commanders and was dispatched to take car

rvants to clean up Theodore's

s darted at me. "Kasumi, has Severin brought you to

a beat every time our eyes locked, with a heavy weight in my gaze on Sever

very well w

everin's eyes. "Right, Sev?" Then I stepped

tugging at the corners of my lips. His eyes squinted before releasing the tension on his

k ago that she is busy. So, I had Mad

able to believe what I was hearing from this asshole. My fork almost lunged

d it. "I have forgotten to get yours, Thaddeus." The low volume of her tone spoke i

d of social gathering. But it was crucial to establish a conn

in the House of Azai, with no freedom to seek through that hellish years. I was hidde

d at the mansion, living as a maidservant for Akeno and Akane,

bridge to sever the cold war between the two packs s

Severin, who was six years young

n, which he initially disagreed with. Still, I tormented him the rest of the first month we were married. He

going to the tailor shop this weeke

ly as if something had gotten stuck in my throat. Everyone turned their heads on m

?" An enigmatic smile crept onto

go with you?" Madeline asked

ooked down at my plate, trying to compose myself, and let out a shaky chuckle

ng a schedule during weekends. S

The boiling water inside me was close to zero hours again, s

e urge to grab a needle and stitch it through h

s clasped his hands together, elbows resting on the table, still plastering tha

nother word to utter another

ai

ne with Thaddeus since he and

leidoscope of butterflies fluttered through my stomach when Thaddeus was the first to mo

, Kas

tched on the rough skin. I hesitated for a momen

elf accepting his hand, feeling jolts of tingling sensation travel through my bo

hi

as I stumbled before I hit the gro

ir, filling my senses as our bodies were so close, feeling my vision blur and letting this spirit of s

ice sent shivers down my spine as he spoke, stirring

feel the lump in my throat when he

to a ballerina bun, behind my ear. Then his face loomed closer, and I felt the warmth of his breath on my cheek. "Specks o

obbing in need, all from his remark. I even looked at him,

esture with his hand towards the apparel

said, feeling his penetrating gaze on my back, feeli

s familiar with this

ense of foreboding washed over me as I wa