ella
yan didn't look at me; he simply reached
gust of cold wind and rain blew into the c
y baffled as to why his boss was getting out in t
gs out and stepped into the downpour, his custom leathe
brella from the side compartment, pushed his own doo
ain-streaked glass at the tall black figure standin
Looking past Culley through the half-lowered fro
single hair on her head..." Bryan's low voice cut clearl
ely!" Chloe nodded rapidly, both hands gripping th
eep, unreadable look thr
and walked toward a black armored SUV that had bee
nished into the rainy night did the crushing
ed back against the leather passenger seat,
up his own car and walked into the pouring rain just
t it left a strange, unfamiliar sense
estarted the engine, glaring at me sideways whil
closing my eyes, too exhauste
ough the wrought-iron gates of the Norris Manor
, the manor butler and several m
mud-caked wedding gown with a face as white as
ing..." The old butler rushed forward, his voi
eaking those two words felt like it drain
up the stone steps alone, and shoved open the
hutting out the wind, the rai
except for the steady ticking of the an
full-length gilded mirror
rain, and my million-dollar wedding dress was covered in filth
enough and gave him my family's backing, I w
ld, weakness and compromise only invi
neckline of my wedding gown and yanked hard. Rii
my body connected to this disgusting wedding, shreddin
lk slip, my legs gave out and I d
had forced myself to hold onto al
uried my face against my scarred wrists, and
, burying my weak Omega disguise along wi
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