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I could hear the door close behind Drusilla, and the weight of exhaustion finally seemed to sink in. But then I heard it—Cynthia's voice, icy and dripping with disdain.

“So, when you realized that Dalton was inclined to dance with me, to choose me as his mate, you came up with a solid plan to snatch him from me?”

The words hit me like a cold slap, and I winced. My hands trembled as I reached for the glass of water beside the bed, my throat parched and raw. The transformation had drained me, leaving me feeling weak and empty. But before I could take the glass, Cynthia snatched the jug and poured water into it, holding it high above my head, just out of my reach.

“What are you doing?” I croaked, my voice hoarse from the strain of everything I’d just gone through. I tried to sit up, to reach for the glass, but she only grinned, a sneer spreading across her face.

“That’s what I was going to ask you. Why are you after my man? Are you forgetting who you are, bloody breeder?” She spat the wo
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