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I grinned at hi his co caht breeze to make its way between our bodies Over the new silence caht, the other people in the room In the rush of endorphins and adrenaline that had accootten the reason we’d coin with Still in his arms, I turned to look at the faces of those around us who had taken in the show

Clapping wildly along with the politely but with none of his vigor, was the girl he’d been dancing with She looked downright bored

Desmond kept an arm around my waist, and we thanked the croith an aard bow, then he led , and e reached hiround and out of Desmond’s hands

"That was marvelous! Where did you learn to dance like that?"

Actually, it was Keaty who had taughta dance studio where the council believed a rogue Russian va ballet students Keaty and I posed as a couple taking ballroo story short, the Russian ed to teach

"I, uh, picked it up over the years" I was blushing

Lucas clapped his hand on Desht those dance lessons we took in grade school would pay off" This bit of new information surprised me Had Lucas and Desmond really known each other since they were children? Lucas had told nized each other before they were turned, but I’d sort of thought he was exaggerating No wonder Desht share a connection He’d known since childhood his best friend was destined to be king and that certain sacrifices would have to behim into this scenario withrather than flying into a jealous rage Nothing about the olves hat I had expected

"Secret, Desmond, please allow me to introduce Sophia Sullivan" Her name sounded fa our attention to the brunette he’d been dry huer considered her y but rather lanky instead Gawky, even, as if her long lied to a different body I wondered what it was about her that had interested hilance

"Char to pick up either of the handshakes offered by Desain, but this ti her rudeness, and I couldn’t understand why

"Sophia is the daughter of the Alpha in Albany, New York Marcus Sullivan" He looked directly atfor emphasis so he could be sure I understood hiirl was the one I had killed a hter She didn’t see bitchy was a sye When I’d left Albany, Sophia had been human, and it didn’t take a supernatural detective to know that was no longer true The smell of wolf radiated fro near Lucas

He had danced with her to keep the peace He was showing the other wolves that, if they were to find out what I’d done to William Reilly, not only did he know, but he accepted what Marcus had to do

At least that’s what I thought it ht place, but it didn’t see of his kindness She shifted her cold gaze toto block all the doors

"You’re Secret McQueen," she said, her voice e at her anyer be exited So

"You killed Billy Reilly"

A feolves nearby heard this, and it distracted the at the doors

"Yes," I admitted "I would think that you of all people would be happy I’d done it"

"Happy? Happy?" Sophia’s voice cracked, her lower lip treer into my chest Both he and Desirl She didn’t seem to notice them as she continued her shrill tirade "Billy was my fiancé, you stupid whore You killed the love of my life"

It was like I’d been slapped in the face and dumped into cold water all at the same time "Your father told h "Liar My father knew Billy had proposed to me"

In the silence that followed, dark realization settled in for all of us First onitself into Sophia She grew pale and looked to have aged a decade in seconds

"My father had my fiancé killed? No No, that’s not possible"