o think thi
y father. He would never let me leave the pack. But leaving was my on
r on the outsid
ric asked, his deep vo
odd
no one. But I had nothing left for me here, either. I
head again. Deep lines
r again, Nare
had signed the divorce papers. He hadn't hesitated for a s
lpha. My mind
everything to make his son see my worth, and I would always be grateful to hi
ed, granting my request, his
ent, Arvian storm
a!" he
ned to loo
t, and yanked me roughly against his chest. The familiar, i
intoxicating about t
ents against me?" he spat, hi
m exactly what he wanted-the chance to be rid of me for
a Luric barked, his v
t D
ut
erous glare. I immedi
pped forward, v
even consulting me? Have you forgott
his sides. When I risked another glance, his face was contor
h her to this?" Luna Gr
born silence, she turn
dear
d deep lines
a flood of bitter me
on our wedding night, when he dumped an entire bottle of wine over my h
contempt. He took every opportunity to degrade me, co
had bee
looked at me as a wife. Our home, our marriage-it was all a mea
him into the mating. No matter how much I denie
uch a victim of cir
ed next to a complete stranger, entirely in shock. At th
fter two years by his side, I knew firsthand t
ctly why I h
get away
ng, I had to get my
ing the words in my throat be
to me instead. "C
nd headed down the hall. I followed, wit
, I was surprised to see
nt-row seat to make sure I wa
Luric's office, he fixed hi
ust for him, but for every
en anything to h
er understood why a wolf had never awakened within me, while eve
uric looked at me, profound s
swam in h
things ende
. At least one person in this pack had giv
ightened as he made th
Pack, hereby reject you as a member of this pack. Yo
heer agony of the pack bond
iating like shattered glass th
ightly, holding me upright as
to cry in fr
give him another e
as completely pale with shock. It was as if he
to worry about me running to his par
was dead a
mind, the suffering swelled, tea
re ignited ben
coursing through my veins, inci
as absolut
, a spike of terror for m
ted to pro
e them from t
pain began to ebb, I forced myself to
ed out of th
ger had
ger had
ger had
er had a
as completely,
," I whispered t
ound my chest as I walked, bitterly regretting not grabbing a coat before I left. But the violent shivers wracking my body weren't just from the fre
ery breath a struggle. With every step I took, Arvian's cruel
d something out the window at me. Only then did I reali
no idea where my feet were taking me, I just kept walking. Hours must have pa
ed right through the sole of
t, collapsing on
dam finally broke. Hot tears spilled over my l
e somewhere
ano
owls vibrated th
voice sneered. "Looks like a littl
nning cold as several filthy, feral-l
gu
she's g
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