The heavy oak doors had barely clicked shut behind Valerius and Thaddeus when I tossed the midnight-ice silk dress onto the bedside table."No," I said, my voice cutting through the quiet chamber like a drawn blade.Aurelius stopped in his tracks, five feet from the entrance. He didn't turn around immediately, but the sudden, rigid posture of his broad shoulders signalled that his inner wolf had heard every ounce of defiance lace through my tone."No?" Aurelius repeated quietly, his deep, gravelly voice carrying an ominous, low rumble."No," I repeated, stepping around the perimeter of the velvet rug until I stood directly between him and the tall lancet windows overlooking the mountain range. The afternoon sun framed my silhouette, casting my shadow long across the polished granite floor. "I listened to your strategic explanations. I acknowledged your legal maneuverings with the Senate. But I am done playing the submissive role in your carefully constructed theater, Cold Prince."My
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