Ryder She’d been out the front of the packhouse along with all the King’s Eyes to see the arrival of Ethan’s sisters and their Chosen Mates. They’d all been un-bled from Rachelle, and she’d seen the way they’d all looked at her, with her hair cut off in clumps and still laying there around her on the ground as she remained being fully shamed and shackled to that shaming post. She'd watched as they’d all either kind of snorted, or made some remark full of amusement about how she now looked. It was pretty clear to all that none of the children actually liked her and that was probably why they’d accepted those mating alliances in the end. She’d watched the youngest one burst out laughing and slap her own thigh, then pointed to her and stated, “Don’t she look like a freaking bald clown?” An

