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elt unsettl
e touch intoxicating after he broke our kiss. Just the brus
ainful eagerness, sending a shiver down my spine.
ev
d snapped m
ne in the
ture Alpha of the Howl Blood pack. For two long years, I'd tried
in bed. Stifling a yawn, I glanced at t
m going t
y monthly checkup with Dr. Harnel Renswick at the pack h
. For the longest time, I'd clung to the hope of having his c
inished his examination. He drew the blood samples hims
ng, I made
ld ask Arvian for a divorce and put an end
the doctor returned
ns!" he announ
opped in
all
efore I asked, the question slipping out with
shook his head.
tanding, even as a massive smile was
" he co
eyes. They spilled over my cheeks
s expression qu
aution, however. Your uteri
g my euphoria. I sat frozen, deeply unsettled. A sudden, f
of myself," I
eft the hospital with a
ntil I ret
found Arvian sitting on the couch
dead in
gentleness I had never seen from him. Watching him treat
n's gaze sn
burned wi
ace here?" he roared. "Ho
here, dum
are you ta
w clen
the act. You
refusing to let another woman see me cry, I clam
ed as I shut the
oped things migh
been w
with my thumb, murmuring to the empty room, "He'
of tears blur
ice. I have to do th
ks, I signed t
bed, staring blankly at the wall, t
door crashed open, slamming
inch
to the nightstand draw
. Arv
oice as I watched
crossed the room in three long strides
you were going to be t
he pinned my wrists above my h
you trapped me i
, his free hand started
neath him, I t
eamed. "Ple
lips roughly ag
Drop the act! This is exactly wha
is accusation struck
fight draine
meeting his f
's get a
l, as if his brain was struggling to process what I'd just said.
realize what
I instinctively pulled my han
the slightest flicker of turmoil or pain. For a split second, his question made me think my req
whose true emotions were locked aw
s welled i
" I repeated, my voic
ormed between h
icul
eased me and pushed
othing bu
elf up, my b
king. I'm d
e nightstand drawer and pulle
ession d
is t
documents o
them. As of today, I'
s scanned the pages for a fraction of a second b
his hand clamped bruta
e glared at me with a
like a vise. For a few agonizing seconds, neither of us spoke. We struggled in silence, the s
gritted teeth, "Who the
"Did you really think you could ju
old his gaze despite
lood Pack," I choked ou
lid up from my thr
cruel smile-the kind of smile
deep into
pure, unadulte
. He already had another woman. So why was he refusing to let
hadn't offered me even the smallest sliver of his heart. To me,
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