Blackwo

the guards and walking toward the end of the

she playi

nth floor, I followed, stopping a few feet away. The freezing night wind whipped

sh to stop her. Instead, I simply called out he

was a spoiled brat who would cry for hours over a tiny paper cut or a vaccine shot. She was ter

f her pathetic, manipulativ

r with icy contempt, waiting for her to br

p to the hard concrete below must have been terrif

low, devoid of the vibrant light that used to annoy me so much. She clung

ed away by the wind, yet disturbingly resolute. "

ering Isabelle lying in that hospital bed, a surge of cold cruelty w

freezing cold. "After all, you are th

iled. I gave her no reason to live, expecting

pped down her paper-white

ne of her bare feet was s

s clenched tightly at my sides. Stop pr

my life to you

yes, let go of the frame, an

sto

kening crack. The sheer, absolute terror th

tually

Alpha instincts exploded. The terrifying speed of

clamping around her frail arm like an iro

I braced myself against the frame. She was dangl

eyes, I glared back at her. At that moment, the paralyzing f

off my grip. She

my Alpha strength, I hauled

t, and I instantly slamm

ir around us. My chest heaved as I stared at her death

king from the adrenaline. I pinched her jaw forceful

every ounce of my panic and rage into the words. "Without my permission, you are