I Was Bleeding, He Celebrated His Mistress

na's

ooftop terrace, sending my skir

to the battered black duffel bag. I

remained of my thr

helicopter blades started to clo

ght sky. Above the villa, a massive black helicopter hovered with f

od-red wolf's head, bold and un

cross the villa

your id

attack! Defen

bling over each other in confusio

r dropped down and lande

d the duffel bag tightly against my

rds shouted from below, his voice breaking wi

ng! Bring tha

icopter! Don't let

ward at once, pullin

hat had held me captive for three long years faded

cast a final glance at the p

d here,

h and quiet as it w

, I turned away and ref

s seat. A quick sideways look passed between us. He stay

. "I'm not dealing with someone dying o

The faint trace of tobacco clung to the fabric, an

eren't from grief, but from the si

.

l's

tal room, everyt

y uncon

ne into shock, and her frail condit

pale features, unable to settle

e stirred within me as my wolf paced wildly in my mind, low growl

acefully either. Her fingers tightened aroun

xed the blanket over her. "It's nothing. Ge

ng, I stepped o

t in the car and drove recklessly. The spee

led me back t

g. In my mind, she was probably stil

and reinforced it with an Alpha seal. She should've

apologized to Aria, mayb

wasn't something I co

he villa gate, everyth

Guards lay scattered across the gro

saw me, barely steady on his feet, his face complete

t before he could continue, a hea

e villa doors with

shouted into

g came

house, broken only by the wind

ding fast. In its place lingered the

as D

d my wolf surfaced befo

mon

out through cl

did Selena have

ime and slammed the master b

en her remained untouched, yet a

back downstairs, my eyes locking

A jagged slash split it apart

diamond ring I had once slipped onto her finger

for the Rejection I had destroyed e

ned except a

uneven and desperate, like she had used the

r through the mind

eath. "It doesn't make sense! She doesn't

he was throwing a tantrum, or maybe s

, I bolted towa

a smear of darkened b

elt like everything

hone and dialed Selena's number. But

disapp

her, and chose to follow another Alpha, d