a P

ltar, locking my gaze onto the pathetic figur

my White Wolf straight into my vocal cords, ensuring my words would

a Montg

m, several elder lords turned ashen and clamped their hands ov

widened in pure, unadulterated terror, and he began crawling forwa

on't say it! You'l

of glass, my voice rising in volume until it

and by the ancient, unbroken bloodline of

ting out the noon sun. A low rumble of thunder vibra

orrified grey eyes and unleashed

you, Bryce Mend

invisible shockwave of spiritual energy detonated from

ck and unleashed a bloo

olently on the ground as the half-formed spiritual

f breaking a divine connection. I clamped my jaw shut, swallowing the metallic taste

ain was a tem

eceit, the sacred law dictated his backlash would be tenfold. I watched blood seep

ike a frightened spider, looking terrified that the swirling vo

g the dull ache in my chest, and

ted party spoke the words of acceptance. If he refused, the divin

ace covered in blood and grime, looking

. I won't accep

he dais, looking down at h

solute authority of a true sovereign. "Or let your Inner Wolf

olf were howling in torment within his mind. Looking broken beyond repair, he

cept your

the spiritual plane, loud enough to ri

connecting our soul

ternoon sunlight to wash over the altar once more, signifying

with its strings severed, his chest heaving

and unhurried. I did not spare him a single glance as I passed his bro

of black velvet around my shoulders, conceal

d path before me. Every highborn lord and lady bowed their heads in

ad curled herself into a trembling ba

ly, letting my shado

into a mocking smile. "You fought so hard to steal a ma

her teeth chattering as tears spilled down her c

die toward the edge of the clearing where the he

y the door, his weathered face filled with gr

climbed into the plush interior

whinny, and the heavy iron-rimmed wheels began t

ed over the back of my neck. Drawn by an instinct I couldn't ignore, I gla

t the stone frame. Even from this distance, I could feel the intense weight of his dark eyes tracking m