Blood & Bonds by Scarlett Grey

Author:Scarlett Grey [Grey, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grey Star Publishing, LLC

Adrya

Later that day, I received a dinner summons from my father. As much as I wanted to refuse it, I knew I couldn’t. I was still duty-bound to obey him, even if my inheritance had been torn away from me by a woman who had yet to become my stepmother. How Chamberly possessed so much power in such a small amount of time, I had no idea. All I knew was that I felt powerless to do anything about it. The full moon was tomorrow night, which meant there was some expectation of freedom there. Certainly, my father wouldn’t expect me to perform my duty the same way if I wasn’t going to inherit the pack. Hell, maybe I could explore more of the grounds as a regular wolf rather than a future Alpha.

But maybe that was expecting too much.

I tried not to think about it. The last thing I wanted was to be disappointed the way I was now. I couldn’t even use training as physical release. Rainey wouldn’t let me even watch because of my father.

It was like I was part of both worlds and none at the same time.

I stopped by my room during the training session, deciding I had to change. If my father truly summoned me to dinner for some reason, he wouldn’t want me to show up in a uniform. However, the second I opened the door and stepped inside, Rianne was there.

I scowled. “I’ll come back,” I stated, not bothering to hide the annoyance I had at seeing her there. She stood over her bed, clothes in disarray over the surface, sorting through what she had. If we were on speaking terms, she would have asked me my opinion on the couple of outfits she had narrowed down. Though what she was doing, what she was dressing for, I had no idea.

“You better not,” she called the second I turned my back. “Your father would want you to be dressed, and quickly. He stopped by asking for you. As far as he’s concerned, you’re already late. And she’s going to be there, so, you know.” She shrugged. “Don’t let her win.”

“What would you know about it,” I snapped. “You like to keep reminding me how ignorant I am, how privileged. What would you know about what’s expected of you?”

Rianne frowned, and I knew I struck a nerve. I refused to feel guilty for it, even though tendrils of the emotion threatened to spill in my gut. She wasn’t allowed to make me feel guilty. This all could have been avoided. She could have taken my side, but she didn’t.

“I’m sorry you’re hurting,” she said.

I rummaged around my closet, not bothering to respond. This time, guilt did cut across me, but I ignored it. She was okay with me losing my inheritance. She was okay with me losing everything.

I scowled at a particularly short dress and shoved it to the side. I didn’t want to think about that. I didn’t want to acknowledge that they might actually like each other.

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