Chapter 234

Audrey

I slid down off of Edwin’s back, my legs quivering as they hit the ground.

Axel and Fiona stood in front of us, their expressions unreadable, but I could feel their gazes burning into us, waiting for our

next move.

My heart thudded violently in my chest-not from fear, but from anticipation. I was more prepared than they would ever know, but I needed to be careful. So I did exactly what we had practiced: I forced my face into a mask of terror, letting my wide eyes tremble, my lower lip quivering as if I were on the verge of breaking.

From the porch, Peter’s voice tore through the air like a wounded animal’s cry.

“Audrey, run! Get out of here!” His voice was raw, cracked from screaming. “Edwin, how could you? How could you bring her here?!” he shrieked, struggling against his bonds.

I turned slightly, stealing another glance at him. He looked even worse up close. His skin was pale, almost translucent, his veins close to bursting beneath his skin.

I’d seen this before-when my mother had almost died in the hospital.

Silver poisoning.

His eyes, though, burned with a fury so intense it was as if he were clinging to life solely through sheer willpower.

“You f****g m***on, Edwin!” he cried, each word more frantic than the last. “You’re a fool! A b***dy fool! Take! Her! Home!”

Beside me, Edwin shifted back into his human form. His eyes were full of barely contained fury, his hands balled up into tight white fists at his sides, the lines of his shoulders taut and hard.

“How could you do this, Axel?” His voice was hardly more than a low growl. “We’re family. You’re betraying your own blood.”

Axel laughed-a cold, jagged sound that sent shivers skittering down my spine despite my preparations. It was the laugh of someone who no longer cared about right or wrong. Fiona had been one thing, a brainwashed pawn of Coldclaw, but Axel.

Axel was just evil. Cruel. Hateful.

“Family? Don’t insult me with that word, Edwin,” he spat out as if the words were venom on his tongue. “The Brooks were never a family. All we’ve ever been were enemies, clawing at one another to try to get on top.”

“Maybe you,” Edwin growled. “Maybe Mother and Father and Malakai. But not me. Not Eliza. Not-”

him off with his hand before he could

a dangerous light as he turned to look at me. “But I don’t want to be

coiled in the pit of my stomach as he said

Pack.

a pack, Axel,” Edwin practically laughed. “Don’t be ridiculous. And even if it were possible to wrangle all of the

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that so?” His eyes didn’t leave mine. “Because I beg to differ. Once I have the Silver Wolf as my Luna, then no one will be able to stop

voice was enough to make my blood run cold, but I didn’t flinch. Instead, I lifted my chin, silently daring him to try and take me as his

if on cue, the rogues who were waiting in the trees moved forward. Rogues in various states-mangy-looking wolves, half-dressed men and women with crazed looks in their eyes, haggard pawns who seemed caught somewhere

voice ripple down the bond, bringing with it a sense of calm.

nod. Edwin and I had talked about this-about

go with you,” I said, my voice trembling in just the right way. I pulled my shoulders

voice cracked through the air as I took a step forward, “Audrey, no! Don’t

his face. “Ah. Smart girl,” he purred.

brother back.”

strode up to a writhing Peter, her expression cold as she untied his restraints and shoved him roughly toward us. Peter stumbled across the clearing, his legs barely supporting him,

his voice a mere whisper as he

blinking back the tears that threatened to blur my vision. “It’s

have

rancid against my ear. “Don’t worry, little thing,”

faltered, and I couldn’t suppress the snarl that ripped through my throat. My fangs bared, and I

“I’m not a thing.”

I like

he continued, “You have Peter back. Good luck finding an antidote for the

face fell. My

Axel wasn’t listening anymore. He was already dragging me away, pulling me

were supposed to get the antidote, give it to Peter, and fight off Axel, Fiona, and the rogues together. Peter was on the verge of death. We couldn’t

digging into the snow. “Wait! You promised to

his head tilting slightly as he looked down at me, his lips twisting into

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