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n. The effect was immediate. A chilling cold spread from my womb, seeping into my bones. It wasn't pain, but an empt

he mirror was a pale, haunted stranger. I hid the shadows under my eyes with makeup, put on a simple dress, and in

voice steady. "To the Pa

boxes of my former life. He frowned, his powerful

over my now-cold belly. "For our pup. An off

ly. He reached to touch my stomach, to feel the life force he believed

I said. "Let the Godd

ld feel it, I knew. The weakness in my scent, the lack of vi

elder. "Alpha, Luna. We are holding a welcome dinner for Ly

didn't even look at me. He seized control of the link, his v

ll be

a necklace, a heavy silver chain with a pendant carved with

aunt," he said, his gaze dista

im around her neck. The cruelty was

beautiful as she did in Kaelen's paintings. When she saw me on Kaelen's arm, her smile faltered. Shock

ittle thing. "A gift. From my Mate." I leaned in close and whispered,

ace p

his attention fixed solely on Lyra. He forgot I was there. He forgot I

rill. Silver was a poison to our kind. While the trace amounts on the food wouldn't kill

re likely, he had never

serving the woma

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