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e's
band murmured, his voice sof
ant for me. They were
neasy glances drifting toward me. Tension filled the room as I stood mo
whispered as she pressed a glass of cold l
eyes, my husband and fated mate was dancing with another woman. Alpha Graham held Zoe Muller close and moved with
ade me feel like an in
urved her lips. Graham drew her even closer and wrapped his arms around her waist with unmistak
ight was supposed to be ours. We were ce
life slowly crumbling beneath me. She was taking up more and more space in
first love. Now
I gripped the glass and desperately fough
e. However, she'd rejected him without a second thought, claiming she was in love with Al
wo when I first felt the mate bond snap into place between Graham and me. It hap
ther, Alpha Johan, immense joy. My own fathe
married the heir to the Lunar Pack. I wa
e. My degree in business management had helped me quickly identify the weaknesses in his business
e Nightbloom Pack had then merged with Graham's
a after his father's death. Up until then,
e had r
Betas from neighboring packs. But the celebration was more than a party. It was a pub
e mattered even
trembled and tears filled her eyes. "Now that I'm back, I can
hest as he gently stroked her bac
ake things right between us
urned with
did he want t
o go any further. I'd worked too hard to build this life,
mile onto my face and
y husband," I explained calmly. "There's no room for anyone else in our ma
my gaze
th me, don't
humiliate me in fron
she gave a dramatic sob and burst int
Graham
nside my mind. "Let me
orcefully pushed Coral back.
with a murderous glare. He said nothing, b
, he didn't come back to ou
ght to the guest wing
d out again as I
gs as a low, threatening growl rose from hi
word, he turned away
ragged on w
oo large and painfully empty. In the darkness, the loneli
hat guest room and drag
aring pain shot t
hands clutched my abdomen as I crumpled onto the cold
the bathroom just in time to
the agonizing cram
irror, I could barely recognize the face staring back at me. Tears had left my face a me
ruth, and it hurt mor
hadn't caus
d slept w
meone else, the betrayed partner suffered excruciating physical pain. T
have to suffer instead of t
I to question t
n's death. If he'd still been alive,
ll, aching anger settled inside me. I w
er cam
and let Zoe take everything
rite color. I carefully braided my long blonde hair and applied a thick coat of black mas
been striking
t as beautifu
I was competing with anothe
ir pity as they watched m
akfast, then headed for the guest
stood outsi
ped in front of me when I reached for the handle. "W
swered, "I'm his wife and this pack's
ertainly at th
lpha made himself clear. He said yo
uld only stare at
need an appointment t
Asher appeared
lpha's... busy at the moment. It would be bett
ce finally ran out. "You have no rig
eached us through th
. harder!" Z
tore through my stomach. M
tched my abdomen as hot tea
a Ky
ooped me into his arms and quic
e right away." He promise
ay alone in the
etely and ut
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