rld st

him, sure she had

ousy. "A half-human abomination? It would be a stain on the Evans

d, reaching out a trembling hand. "Yo

r the hem of the white rug. She fell hard, her elbow cracking against the floor. P

illionaire she knew was gone. In his

ity questioned because I sired a bastard with a human pet. You will go to the clinic

ng. She looked up at him from the floor,

she whi

urrowed. "What

, fierce wellspring of maternal instinct. She scrambled to her feet, backing t

ed. "You think y

to the press. I'll tell everyone what you are." It was a

? You're nobody, Emily. A penniless orphan against a billionaire. I could snap your

ling into fists. "Rejection is too good for you. M

eyes. "Let her run. It's more fun that way. Besides, the storm is terribl

t Emily with pure disgust. "Fine. Run,

, reject you, Emily Reed, as my partner, my lover, and the mother of my child. Yo

him to change his mind.

mmed her hand against the elevator button, sobbing as the doors took an eternity to slide open.

in the hallway, watching her. His eyes wer

mily," h

uxury into the cold reality of her life. She collapsed against t

l them. He wanted

out of the doors, sprinting past the startled security guard, pu

efoot onto the pavement, her socks soaking instantly in the puddles. She didn't know where she w

or a shortcut to the subway station. Her br

mp.

. Not the rhythmic click of shoes,

lancing over

eetlights, stood a massive grey wolf. Its lips were pul

until sunrise. He ha

" Emily w

k fence, tearing her coat, and landed in a puddle on the other side. She could hear

eet, waving her arms frantica

ty, the rain drivin

t for

its engine purring like a dormant beast. It looked like a hea

ink. She just

She could hear its claws skitterin

t, unfurling a black umbrella with a calm, fluid motion. He was tall, dress

t stop. Sh

creamed, hurling

h his chest. She grabbed the lapels of his trench coa

sobbed, looking

, her bre

aven's wing. But it was his eyes that stopped her heart. They were a piercing, impossible sh

ge, intense curiosity. He didn't push her away. His arm we

hisper. "They're going to kill me. Do whate

n feet away. It snarled, pacing back and forth, but it didn't attack. It

gaze dropped to her stomach, then back to her eyes

k," he stated. His voice was deep, smooth,

t. "Please. I'l

tilted his hea

ythi

tory expression that promi

ut know this, little human. If you

olf waited in the dark. She looked at the man

She stepped into the