My alpha mates regret

the divorce paper clutched in my hands. I doubted I was getting any sleep tonight. Freya had

honor her retu

. I tried to focus on the task at hand, but my hands weren't steady. My m

my tears threatening to fall again when the door creaked open. I didn't need to turn

tepping closer. "I knew you were no match for my

atement. But I wasn't ready for Stacy's banter. Not this night. I a

ped before you intentionally ran into my brothers' car," s

looked after me and sent me to Gray sky pack. He pleaded with Karl to let

ld leave until I turned out to be Karl's mate. Now that Frey

y here is over," she said, laughing under her breath as she turned and walke

ice when the rain started, tapping softly against the kitchen windows. By the

ed my way to a side of the kitchen, wrapping myself up with the apron.

*

ading toward the kitchen. I sprang to my feet and hurried behind the door, where I hid when th

kitchen, hurried to my room and showered. I barely had time to apply makeup. My h

pposed to look presentable today, not timid or maltreated.

the other edge of the stairs. When I got to him, he presented me some paper

pers and read

uld drive you off today, after the ceremony. Be believes these

h escaped my mouth. I tossed the

as he trying to rub it on my face that I would return to him. I sighed, taking a dee

ed Karl and Freya standing together at the head room. His hand was wrapped protectivel

e glass. I found a spot at the back to wait out, but I was sighted befo

he rest of the crowd. I forced a small smile, walking up to where he was a

laying with her wine glass around her lips, her eyes shooting a

er took over the atmosphere and I hurried my way down the sta

of our bodies spilled drink on her shoe, and she gasped. Her eyes narrowed, her fake smile

ng the wine off wasn't what hurt me. It was the way Karl stood and watched, like we we

oked up, I saw Freya, holding her cup above m

ell off my hand, and I turned and walked out of the hall without saying a word. That was it.

ee freedom boldly written in the skies outside the gates, calling out

sh wind hit my face. Felt so much like a message to

leave now

ing in my throat as I tu

**