lk
of the Blue Fire Pack, re
h me like a blade, s
My eighteenth birthday. The day I was told I'd fi
just a lowly servant?" someone shouted
ing the Luna. How could I? I was no
agnor's crimson eyes bore into me, like seething with disgust, as
nd was cold and absolute, d
gh my heart shattered unde
en, her presence as icy and uny
r gaze, trembling under the in
the w
awing blood. There was no escape from this humil
e Blue Fire Pack, ac
h sentence, ripping apart
freedom, of a family, cru
with shame, disgrace
manded. I nodded again, my legs trembling ben
he so
dded, her tone sharp as a blade. "To serve
pted from a forgotten village, chosen only because of the peculiar ability they claime
d I ever
nees shook, and my gown snagged under my feet
nor cau
a fleeting moment, I felt warmth-a contradict
g for something, anything, t
ned unreadable, his crim
breath, his tone as cutting as before. Then, he release
pack members, their disdain and pity wash
but I refused to l
aze flicked between me and Ragnor, as if she disapproved
pride. I bowed my head, biting ba
arely audible, but it carri
g my trembling legs to carry me
ack burning into my back. My rejection wasn't just
of my room, I shut the door behind m
ears, broken only by the soun
he to subside. "I'll survive this," I whispe
n, and I bolted upri
your m
nt a shiver
ickly and rushing toward the door, despe
tall and imposing, her sha
pat, her words venomous. Before I could respond, h
gasped, my hand instinctively fly
at until my back hit the wall. "You think you're worthy of standing b
te," I whispered, my voice sh
Humiliated all of us. The Alpha's mate is supposed t
better than to argue. "I accepted his rejection," I said q
my face. "Enough? It will never be enough. You should have rejected him
let her see how much her words hurt
d, her voice dripping with disdain.
ulating. "Stay out of sight, Valkyrie. I
and stormed out, slamm