hina'

me-there's nothing in this Alpha estate that a

t to get out of here. Get away from Marcus. The only thing I'm ta

to the room. His tall frame immediately took over

ss the side of my neck. And damn that bond-it still made my

e had every right to. His fingers found my nipple, and before I knew it, m

is pho

napped me right out of

" Marcus barked, his tone a

blood boiling. I despised how the mark still

steadying my breath. "M

as

s cabinet exploded, shards scattering across the

ed, his fist still clenched from the bl

t, a couple strands even tangled

ey fixed on the gaping hole he'd left in the cab

th command-Alpha energy rolling off him li

link. Didn

orce. It's over." My

? You've got to be kidding me. Seraphina, she's a bu

s that supposed to be-a new euphemism for ban

y voice low but trembling with rage. "I may be human. I ma

rom, Seraphina? You're just a fragile human. Everything you have, I gave to you! Without me, you'd probably still be

is. Those amber eyes I used to lose myself in-th

. It hurt. That kind of deep, gnawing pain, like som

mn

leave. Like some pampered bird in

about the signed divorce papers-that little trick I pulled-sent a jolt of sati

that look. His eyes narrowed, voice hard.

y I'm powerless? That I'm nothing?" I

. Sharp pieces of glass dug into my skin, but the sting barely registered. All I could feel was

l never let you break the matebond, you hear m

verything I had. I wasn't going down like this. N

y. He shot me a warning look, then s

His voice was all syrupy sweet

words, but that sickening

I'm on my wa

der me, but it hurt less than whatever the hell was going on

en he hung up without so much as a glance at me, stra

e space to sort out your mess of a m

ehind him, taking

nymore. I slid down the wal

didn't get why he was clinging to the bond. He already ha

e and was even an alpha wolf-

but compared to Maria and her mountain

messed with your head and heart in ways only the Moon Goddess could've dreamed up

d. I wasn't buying it for a second

e," I swear, I'd drive a knife st

owsing apartments near Moonlight Bay Area. Then I

ffocating mansion? Barely any

designer bags, the ridiculous overpriced birthday or anniversary crap-I stuffed

th the wedding ring he'd designed himself, m

read: Mar

e that actually meant s

"I love you" into sand right

mmed it shut. That sound? That was me seali

t. "Cool off a bit," he said. All he meant w

s every photo of us into

*

cold, metallic chill to it-like a silver dagger dipped in ice. She "inv

eplied, kee

ak Mountain like some brooding beast wat

ck. Locked the doors, shrugged, and started walking up that stupid winding private road. Thank g

garet and I never exactly exchanged friendship br

y picture, Marcus and I were seconds from break

stepped into the main hall... and saw the pla

w-Margaret had her own da