astle, and possibly th
e, order the Head Maid to multiply my chores, including clearing out the stables. I am not only t
cupied, I won't be able to keep up wi
he selection. Tonight, Alpha Kier will take the hand of the most beautifully dressed woman in the
s, or shoes, and I s
hat ball. It is the
s and head back to the castle. I sight Lovette on
up to her, ignoring the maids who hold their noses as I run past, as well as the elegantly dre
rip, smacking me in the shoulder. "You promised you wouldn't do anything stupid, and I
in confusion. "
found out we started the fight as a distraction for you to ge
t slows.
w lone wolves do not survive outside the pack. Why did you need to do all of that, Jessamine?! Can you not be like the rest of us wh
, and they hurt me deep in my heart.
hink of anyone ot
ng her eyes. My hands drop to my sides and a small sob
ulled today, you will never find favor in his eyes. You insulted him and challenged h
to me," I say to her and take her warm hand i
"I'd be a fool to t
e when I enlisted her help. We've been friends since forever, and she's loved me like a sister would. I can't l
floor where the Beta and Gamma's rooms are located, as well as the libra
mine Ev
them. She is beautiful and graceful in a way the others aren't. Her skin glows under the soft light and her dress is the most be
s is one of those I will be competing with for the Alph
ps kick up into a smirk as she takes me in. "One would thin
sound beside her. "She
t list," another says an
ling in my annoyance and trapping it in a place it won
her lips. "Of course. I wished to commend you.
bow. "Well, the pl
it that the Alpha already has his eyes set on someone. I would re
s well as dung on my cheek, I move into her space. "I wo
ank her pretty hair off. I sigh as I walk. Now I've opened my big mouth and made a cla
*****
sound reaches me from the othe
y. His lips tip into a rueful smile. "Little Jess," he coos.
over the years, I've grown on him, especially with the amount of times h
"It's never trouble when it co
there sit several gift boxes with names attached to them, but atop all of that. . .there is a dress
ke a Luna if
k Gamma Lloyd, eyes nev
chosen and will return home." A slight pause. "The dress will be worn by
ugh everything. "I came here to make a plea. My friend, Lovette, is getting banished from the pack. Can you help me
seat. "It'll be a little diffic
thank you so
that, but the entire time, my eye
n the hallway and when I see Gamma Lloyd leave, I sneak into this st
urn them. Right aft