Leaving The Cold-hearted Rich Alpha

study, and there I sat on the edge o

esk, barking like a drill sergeant. "Sign 'e

once-over, and earned a sharp tsk from t

corners, and scratched his ma

on the bundle's gut, that taut wire in me slackened.

lp shuttled load after load of tonics into the t

m for yourself..." Zane trailed

ok loaded with unspoken weight. "Cleared it with the healers al

to toe, sharpening. "Shado

ttering to shield my middle before I sidestepped. "Grandp

smelled the shift, off

in dead air, me zip

e through chatter, tossing l

still stewing. "Over a mutt? You're jealous now? Vivian's got a soft

m soft, l

the phone till

e craved? Of

Harold's unbou

shoulder-like the last t

for the legacy grab. Three years o

tumbled out, quaking like a leaf. "Zane... Snowy's seizing up, twitchin

ng a hard veer. Inertia slammed me into the glas

Hold tight-I'm inbound, alright?" Tha

light, tires screeching

clutching the dog like a lifeline, wails cran

p my harness. "Hop out-I'll rush 'em

finish-shook off h

king me hard as she dove in. "Zan

d, and his taillights we

ed-tears carving rivers d

te, three years running?

lea circus? Still dra

e tail end of the drive eru

my stake when she swelled up, figuring

e home? Word from Vivian's you gotta grovel for a

Zane's grandsire, Vivian'd be whelpin

of their shared packmates, w

d for business. "Long as I'm bound, they're sidelined-off the scent. Don't sleep on it: Zane's throne

the ledger. Clean