ad held onto hope. I had believed that one day he would finally open his he
e I thought, one day, we could bu
ild
turned
ought? Do you honestly think I'd ever l
yzed by the sheer cr
ing truth became clear: he could
ld be mine, a
aise them
ug viciously into my
er whatever cour
t sign th
flaring with a da
hink I
heart hammering against my ribs, I tilted my
hetic part of me still praye
ed me with a shove
eer twiste
previously tossed onto the floor, th
d from his han
reg
sitat
e, freezing
repared for this. I hadn't anticipated the hollow, crushing empti
n ripped thro
nd needles driving st
with the woman who had devoted her life to him? Was my
he carelessly tossed the signed di
ulled out
d, he flicked it at m
lled in
cheek as he turned on his he
red my
. Completely an
e a fresh reminder of his betrayal. I had given
nothing more than a t
edge of the card
g time before letting my
zed by my own thoughts as every memory we sh
d a hand over m
the quiet room. "I have to tak
he bank card down
oving my things inside, furiously wiping aw
mocked
t, something to be used and dis
avendon," I vowed, zipping the suit
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ing bass and flashing neon lights, I stewed in my
vorce papers?" I muttere
calculating, manipulative snake. I remembered with agonizin
had slipped something into my drink. When I woke up in a hot
one else could have orchest
forward, I d
ed when my father ord
alf. After all, as the daughter of a Gamma, she never would
ce his own son's happiness. Worse, he had used my
it made my blood b
uch a young age, she had been ruthless enough to execu
felt the slightest mate bond with her. No spark. No conn
wever, was my wolf'
etely wolfless, my wolf harbored an ine
ate had thrown
met Ly
seductive, and und
e were children. And even now, she was still trying to save me. The moment s
thigh, pulling me from my th
essing her warm curv
. "That woman never deserved you. Choos
just enough to o
f grinding bodies. We navigated our way to a heavy d
ed shut behind us, c
oked my desire. Without a second thought, I backed her tow
olently slamme
esistance that it left me staggerin
N
nce infur
te, then why the hell do you care so much about that wol
y ignored th
ce rumbled with
, I will take con
t threat was enough to
forced shift in th
, I straightened my clothes and put
owed in insta
's wr
gave her hand a re
't want to rush this and hurt you.
but I couldn't exactly tell her m
, I walked ou
ick to death of having my entire existenc
shooting me nervous glances through the re
d up to the estate, my e
ough to pour gasoline on the
r door open before we even fully stopped, slam
ted me i
I demanded, my voice dripping with authori
ady tol
what?"
hed at th
ic wea
make her cower, how would she survive
replied, her voice trembling
ng laugh tore
did she thi
away without the express permission of my par
rted her gaze, unab
alw
would ever take in the discarded ex-wife of the future Alpha? No one. You belong to t
rs began to spill
e nothing but c
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