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across the white stone. Two hundred of Portland's rich people turned to st

loud from the stage. "I am happy to announce that my

ike bullets. Marriage.

e. Ne

stage in his black suit. He put a big diamond ring on Sophia's finger. I had im

d only watch as my boyfriend of three years ki

eyes were mean and happy. "You knew you were just pr

e. Practice. Warm-up. Three years

s," she said. Her voice was loud enough for a

I saw something that might have been sorrow in his

in a wife," he said into the microphone.

ot good

eir stares like bugs crawling on my s

one said behind me

another voice. "How could

a fairy tale while everyone else knew the real story. Becaus

I was

m like she owned him. Which she did. As they came c

ou-" he started, but I he

e sounded empty.

right time, but there

words came out sharp. I did not care about making a scene anymore. "When w

und us. Sophia's

ling," she said sweetly.

ng under the weight of being the perfect girlfriend. The

ce? How nice is it to fool someone for three years while you plan your real futur

uiet. Everyone wante

, please, you are making this

ou will marry another woman at what I thought was a family party. You let her

"Mark needs someone who can help his career. Someone with the

, status, and political connections. E

stand that you are scared and could not even break up with me in private. I understand that you let me believe we had a

e, but Sophia's

still on her lips. "Do not worry about being alone. I am sure you

the thrown-away toy. The embarrassing mistake

nst the marble floor like gunshots, I felt something ne

ge

ay the tears and shock and nee

on the fancy handle. The crowd was still watching, sti

m. Forget

voice carried clearly across the ma

s rang with fake sweetness. "I hope you will be very happy

ht. I left behind the girl who believe

irl wa

omething with sharp teeth and claws. Something th

miling. Not the polite smile I had perfected over the ye

doubt, has heard about the disaster al

Maya's anger or her comfort. I was n

y for some

y to burn

R

and poured myself whiskey. The supernatural political meeting had ended hours ago,

om Vivienne, probably wondering why I had not called her ba

ld not hold my attention tonight. Something felt... wrong.

ike a caged animal. It was unusual. I had perfected complete contro

This time it w

ed at the Wellington gathering

nted was to play nice with human politicians, especially th

m not in the moo

a request

r royal co

an might be my brother, but he was also the Alpha king. And despit

as I headed fo

good," I growled

t made my wolf sit up and take notice. "Something tel