ld biting through the drenched silk of her ruined gown. From this vantage, she cou

eve in silence. Silence was

Damon's scent hit her senses, earthy and electric. He moved like smoke, so

said. "They're not Moret

an cold. "The

y leave his mountain stronghold. For him to be

?" she aske

at fire. And more importantly-" he paused, "-

hit her li

roken and buried in time. It was said that one child born under the blood moon-half

tory. A myth whispered to scare

that line. And you just walked out of a mafia wedding and into werewolf war terri

. "I didn't ask for this. I just

aid. "Not with blood like yours. Not when t

t she stood straighter

n bl

this time. If they want a queen,

u even know what that means? A queen doesn't just rule.

" she whispered.

, but this time it felt like an om

is phone buzzed. He checked

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n toward Lyra. "The

r fists. "Then

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ne wall, crimson wine bleeding down like blood

mon Kade," the

y. "Then let the