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e I thought, one day, we could bu

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yzed by the sheer cr

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ld be mine, a

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ug viciously into my

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flaring with a da

hink I

heart hammering against my ribs, I tilted my

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ed me with a shove

eer twiste

previously tossed onto the floor, th

d from his han

reg

sitat

e, freezing

repared for this. I hadn't anticipated the hollow, crushing empti

n ripped thro

nd needles driving st

with the woman who had devoted her life to him? Was my

he carelessly tossed the signed di

ulled out

d, he flicked it at m

lled in

cheek as he turned on his he

red my

. Completely an

e a fresh reminder of his betrayal. I had given

nothing more than a t

edge of the card

g time before letting my

zed by my own thoughts as every memory we sh

d a hand over m

the quiet room. "I have to tak

he bank card down

oving my things inside, furiously wiping aw

mocked

t, something to be used and dis

avendon," I vowed, zipping the suit

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ing bass and flashing neon lights, I stewed in my

vorce papers?" I muttere

calculating, manipulative snake. I remembered with agonizin

had slipped something into my drink. When I woke up in a hot

one else could have orchest

forward, I d

ed when my father ord

alf. After all, as the daughter of a Gamma, she never would

ce his own son's happiness. Worse, he had used my

it made my blood b

uch a young age, she had been ruthless enough to execu

felt the slightest mate bond with her. No spark. No conn

wever, was my wolf'

etely wolfless, my wolf harbored an ine

ate had thrown

met Ly

seductive, and und

e were children. And even now, she was still trying to save me. The moment s

thigh, pulling me from my th

essing her warm curv

. "That woman never deserved you. Choos

just enough to o

f grinding bodies. We navigated our way to a heavy d

ed shut behind us, c

oked my desire. Without a second thought, I backed her tow

olently slamme

esistance that it left me staggerin

N

nce infur

te, then why the hell do you care so much about that wol

y ignored th

ce rumbled with

, I will take con

t threat was enough to

forced shift in th

, I straightened my clothes and put

owed in insta

's wr

gave her hand a re

't want to rush this and hurt you.

but I couldn't exactly tell her m

, I walked ou

ick to death of having my entire existenc

shooting me nervous glances through the re

d up to the estate, my e

ough to pour gasoline on the

r door open before we even fully stopped, slam

ted me i

I demanded, my voice dripping with authori

ady tol

what?"

hed at th

ic wea

make her cower, how would she survive

replied, her voice trembling

ng laugh tore

did she thi

away without the express permission of my par

rted her gaze, unab

alw

would ever take in the discarded ex-wife of the future Alpha? No one. You belong to t

rs began to spill

e nothing but c