ext M

uch of medicinal herbs stirring her awake. A sharp sting shot th

lentless run through the forest, the wolf car

d deeply a

awake." She offered a small smile, sitting

ena muttered, earning an am

ting. You'll be

sking, "Whose wolf brou

filled t

faltered. "Bro

saved me from those rogues in the

na. The Alpha said he found you just outside

't possible. She had felt the wolf's breath against her sk

ut her robes. "Get some re

Milicent stood frozen at

ieved smile. "Milly, what are

her knees. "I dare not step in

ou don't, how am I

nt hes

ly for her legs to give out beneath her. She

Milicent rushed inside,

she whispered, guil

e reassured her. "Now, help me get o

*

t hallway, Lena took the opportu

rked in the castle, M

ut answered without hesitation. "S

creams, the smoke, the heat licking at her skin. She had escaped the man who led the massacre, only to fall into the hands of a

to escape?" Lena asked, her

ry, Luna. Those who tried either ended up dead or burned alive. The only pack that treats slaves better

wned. "C

. He treated us worse than animals, burned villages, and slaughtered innocent humans just for amusement. The last time he cau

fist. "But he hasn't changed

me, Luna... but if he were the same man he wa

death, his grip like iron around her throat. She remembered the moment her body went limp, the fading light in his mismatch

d to learn everything about this pack

ment ahead made

a was ap

immediately froze, heads bow

dared to

and mismatched eyes-one a deep, bur

glance. He walked past withou

er jaw, then tu

d mask?" she asked as they resu

outside a door,

na... I cannot

saw the way Milicent's eyes widened, how her fingers t

aid gently, not wan

s is your room, Luna," she said

ng the high ceilings, the plush furniture, and the sheer curtains that billowed so

cting every corner, unti

knocked the breat

rance drifting up to her. The grass was lush, untouched. A grand water fountain stood in the center, its cascading wat

oice full of awe. "This is the mo

erized, her lips

ike it," Milice

nt flickering in her eyes. "

her head. "You can't go there. Tha

The Alpha? So no on

k her head. "

fine," she muttered, walking ov

hing, Luna, please let me know. In the meantime, I'm s

a brow. "Dre

gave a sm

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