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chamber, and the heavy oak door sw

indow lit up a tall, solitary figure by the bed. The fireplace was cold

ir. Andrae Carlisle, the feared Pack Alpha of this territory, slowly turned a wolf-head sign

e grinding from deep within hi

ces forward against his suffocating pressure

of Andrae's hands bulge

ercers to die? The old man is get

xposing my-streaked, ugl

e no intention of le

t out a c

us face can buy you the glo

interrupted, my tone flat. "You have chronic, freez

his signet ring. The air

out a low, guarded growl. Every doctor in the kingdom believed his wolf bones had died from bat

forward, his massive fra

nd stood directly in front of hi

lipped my right hand, revealing three long

rae moved with blinding speed. His large, calloused hand

he bitter stink-vine ash on my skin, a faint, crisp scent brushed past his nose. For a split second,

owering my wrist, I pressed the sharp tip of a silver

before your hand touched me," I said evenly, mee

d my face, shock and fierce wil

loosen, though the killing int

ack on your throne," I said. "In exchange, I want full access to the Carl

ed, his ches

can be cured by some coun

prove whether I am lying." I twisted my

m eyes. After a long silence, he slowly released my

and I will crush eve

bruised nec

t get the

legs. The instant my fingertips brushed his cold calf muscle, a sharp jolt of static ele

rgy into my fingertips and drove the first moonlight si

und the needle. Seconds later, a drop of fou

rst time in three years. Andrae's pupils shrank, his fingers digging i