Wolfe Pact
her whole. The steel doors clanged shut behind her, a sound of echoing finality reverberating through her bones. She blinke
ath. She clutched a small bag in her hands, containing the few belongings that had survived her fall from grace. Yet, the real burden she car
familiar. The noise of distant traffic, the chatter of pedestrians, even birdsong felt
d disowned her publicly, friends had turned their backs, and the man she'd loved..
lack sports car slid smoothly to a halt before her. Her pulse quickened, surprise swiftly r
yes glinting with familiar mischief, he offered her a playful grin, a look she hadn't seen in years yet one she knew well. L
as relaxed as if she were emerging fr
ark contrast to the cold, hard bench she'd grown accustomed to. Lucas climbed in beside her, accelerati
tightened as memories pressed insistently against her consciousness. The glittering parties, influential people, po
nfamiliar yet reassuring. They ascended silently in a private elevator, the hum of machinery
e, but his voice conveying more warmth and suppo
ed elegance, the cityscape spread out before her through floor-to-ceiling windows. Lucas had impeccable taste, d
tly held composure. The crushing weight of her past flooded her mind. The betrayal, the courtroom humiliation, Thomas's smirk as her se
underesti
t Aurion, an empire hidden beneath layers of secrecy and complex codes. It had grown exponentially, quietly becom
observing her position with gentle curiosity. "What's next?" he aske
erce determination. "Give me tonight," she sa
ng in his eyes. Without a word, he nodded
rds the window, overlooking the glittering expanse below, her reflection a ghost
she whispered fiercely, the vow r
her true revenge, and nothing a