Dear Mate, You're Mine
NE'
u and Leon?" Matthew demand
ary look. "It's none of your business, Matthew.
icion and anger evident wi
you're conspiring with our en
tened, but I forced m
ate at night approving documents for Gerard pack, you wer
rrassment flash across his f
tever I do now is beyond your control. Maybe take a look
aut with rage. For a moment, it seemed he
, it won't succeed. You'l
conceal my partnership with Leon
holding his gaze. "Leon has always hated your pack.
mile. "You're smarter than I thought,
t raced. He stood there, rubbing his chin wit
thew? Or are you just here t
ace me. "Thea wants you to move out
r me. "Thea? She has no rig
" Matthew said coldly. "T
struggling to keep
y career, my independence, my happiness. And no
Don't be foolish, Irene. Everything you have is what I gave you. But
butions. I couldn't let his negativity consume me. The house wa
ay me a settle
ndifferent. "You'll get your divor
want the house. It should be the sole pr
shed with anger, b
Any future meetings with Maria will require prior app
he suddenly go insane? That moment, I
of my life, Matthew. My mother i
y enjoying the pow
r leave it. You mustn't step y
him control me any longer, but I needed the ho
"I'll agree to your terms. But don't
eyes gleaming with triumph. "
but I couldn't let h
emember this: I will not be broken. I will
oor, glancing back at m
ld back my tears. Never in my life did I
l to Maria, my mother and inform her that I had been expelled from the wolf pack and woul
ough the halls, I tried to steel myself for the conversation ahead. Maria had alway
s sitting up in bed, her frail hands clutching the blanket. The sight of her vulnera
wrong?" she a
ath, trying to ke
d from the pack. I'll be
g but concern and worry. "
always felt guilty about Thea after my stepfather passed away. Maria had always carried a heavy burden of guilt, feeling she ha
tight hug. In that moment, all my strength and pretense crumbled. I buried my face in her shoul
ered, soothing my almost frayed nerves. "
and reached into a small drawer beside her bed. She took out a deli
es between her and the necklace,
aid softly. "I want you to have it. It'll serve as a reminder t
in my hand, a tangible connection to a past I knew so little about. Perhaps, it was high time I asked for details ab
full story?" Luke mouthed,