His Pretty Little Pup
“Do you understand? You have dragged us into filth, Elara. You have made us laughable. We who are Vales. You shame me, you shame your mother, and you shame the blood of your forebears who bled to keep this pack whole.”
His words settled over me like a cloak woven from nettles. I opened my mouth, but no words came. Because the truth was, I did understand. I understood too well. Shame was stitched into my very skin. But it was not just my shame—it was his, and hers, and the pack’s, and Caelan’s, though he carried it like a crown instead of a curse.
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