ack. Do you wan

ars on my face. Before she could finis

the door, my throat achin

take it anymore. My vision blurred quickly, a

much, it felt lik

jured, while my mother had sacrificed herself to protect the pack's pups. At just 15 years old, I became an orpha

owler to grow up without the love of bot

ttle Howler to

ld tell me

ntly knocked on the bedroom d

sponse. "Mm." I made my way to the bathroo

ly remembered the message

ht me a gift from

could

rdrobe and found his su

one of my favorite singers

or jewels

e album t

my heart, a tiny green spro

hat I liked. He remember

t such a fail

e up still groggy, only

, staring blankly

ayed at Isold

been prepa

ke there was a hole in my he

e saw me sitting there, pale and frozen, he walked over and sat on the edge of the

er of joy stirred in my chest, but I qu

ppened?

l h

divorce? Tell him we're

ay at Isolde's last night... does that

him to sta

ed, "Even if I'm not your mate, I'm still your brot

ck, bitter as sand in my mouth, an

rned to Nathaniel. "I'm really fine. Go dow

t. "Seraphina, we haven't even finished Moon's Lament yet

itter lump in my throat, and shoo

with displeasure. "Since you don't want to tal

word, he turned

behind him, I couldn't

he angr

e back? Was that why he seeme

my mouth, but they sank, heavier

oon Ent

footsteps quick and urgent. "Director Serap

ternational (V&R), had secured the rising star Mirella as its spokesperson. She's a recent idol among hu

oing on?"

e insists you take

e receiver. "H

larity doesn't meet your standards for V&R, just say it! Mirella doesn't have to be your spokesperson! We've already turned down o

ath. Mirella is our spokesperson. We

idn't know? Your PR director personall

ook into this right away. I'll make s

e my way straight to the PR department, the soun

olves. Only a select few in the company were like us. In the three years I'd

yees whispering as they noticed my storming depart

t bothering with pleasantries. "Tessa, exp

ed her arms and gave me an insincere smile. "Director S

e project brief has already been approved by CEO

it weren't for your dead father, you wouldn't even be here at Silvermoon Corp., let alone

in battle for the pack's honor. To them, he was just the man who died saving the founder of

d. "You have no right to commen

rate anyone insu

nsion and now quietly watched us, their gaze

o Silvermoon Corp. because of your dead father's connec

er of jealousy, she added, "What a shame. Ms. Isolde's back! You wanted to o

l

rough the air, and though I tried to calm the wolf inside

ed, exchanging

d teeth, she spat, "Seraphina! How dare you hit me! I'll say it, since you're su

at respect is, let me teach yo

strike her again-but before I could, a s

art skipped a beat when I saw wh