The Dark Rings of Power

he ran his fingers thro

b hunting for a week now and had been unsuccessful on several attempts. This was his last

ng in a fast-food restaurant to be able to pay the bills. And he dreaded that.

tened him saying this wasn't over. Kaiden knew that Elias had something to do with

getting fired, and she had consoled him telling him that she would speak to her father about him. She had b

of rejection, he closed

se. He smiled as he watched her walk towards him, but when he s

ponytail and her ocean-blue eyes were lit in rage. In he

" I asked, rising fr

brown envelope on the table.

lie to me?"

him flab

ut? What are you ta

ws furrowed. She didn't seem lik

envelope,"

ab

pen the e

t a document from the envelope. When he looked at it and I recognized it,

e document on the

ng to say anyth

ng, Uriah. I'm being f

dn't you tell me that you were

ou until I proved my inn

lies!" She y

ould have told her rather than her finding out from Elias. That had be

ver lie to

iden became scared of wh

riedly bringing out another document. She placed it

hat?" Kaid

you see for

idened in shock as he realized what he was staring at. They were

em," she

ld talk about this firs

ly married me so you go have a taste at the company's money and I though

of him now. Elias had been able to destroy his life in a week. There was nothing left f

Kaiden sa

ivorce pape

ed up the papers looking at it one more time. His eyes fell to the foot of

the house. Elias had been successful. Maybe if he hadn't threatened him, he

ed line. His heart was thumping hard against his ch

ent. When he was done, he handed over the papers to Uriah

eave my