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tity, a transfer of funds to an offshore account,

flickered in my

r parents' graves. I thought..

could practically smell. She was trying to fix this, trying to mana

leaning against his car with a casual air that was completely s

I'd be here?" I as

" he lied, not

wolf mother. Kaelen placed a hand on my shoulder, a gesture of hollow c

e of her," Kael

, her voice thick with an emotion I

s if I were a child, a burde

hing about Pack memories from a decade ago, a time before I was even a part of Kaele

door for Lyra, and handed her the menu as soon as we were seated.

in his eyes. "You shouldn't be eating that," he chided, pointing a

with Lyra that he hadn't bothered to help m

lpha. He moved too quickly, bumping a waiter's cart. A tureen of st

ng along his arms, his muscles bunching with protective instinct. He th

even glan

y legs, searing my skin. The pa

usy fussing over Lyra, who had only

mand. The entire restaurant froze. He scooped a whimpering Lyra into his arms and storme

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