sat in a private room, checking

r shoulders. She sat with perfect posture and her designer

n entrance," she said with a fake sw

was never late. She was alwa

t be bad," he

mind. "She's speak

d his wolf

ell, while we wait, let me tell you about Paris! The ballet academy was i

pean trips. His mind went back to three years ago. When he hadn't

ly cared about him, and she had been groomed to be his Luna

tter how his arrangement with Freya started, she was his Luna now. Having Fre

and frowned. It was a credit card alert. Freya had j

he said, starin

ng there instead o

his personal account. He'd given it to F

Rebekah asked, leaning

lass filled the restaurant. He looked up and saw a man

fired witho

as faster. She threw herself in front of him just as the gun fired. The sil

guards tackled the shooter, and Niklaus kn

shouted, pressing his hand on

in pain. "Nik...

o werewolves. Even a small hit could paralyze tem

ng her carefully. "I'm ta

e, she might have been hurt instead. With her smaller frame and weaker wolf, a silv

ed Rebekah into surgery immediately. Nik

perating room. Rebekah was being wheeled out, h

ickly to the doct

ullet grazed her spine but the damage could b

p at the doctor. "Will this affect my d

e'll have to wait and see how

to Niklaus. "Thank you for staying wit

firmly. "She needs som

Niklaus cut her off. "I'll st

ew his tone meant no arguing. Still, she looked uncert

jaw tightening. "T

thinking about the hotel charge. Every time he thought about calling Freya, somethi

t to us," Flex growl

love us," Nikla

ritable. He left the hospital only af

eeper Martha was already busy in the

me last night? Would y

s pounding from no sleep, and his moo

got here," Martha replied. She didn't seem to know anything was wrong. Frey

ya was usually eating breakfast now. She hadn't come hom

still not noticing his mood

red this morning. Someo

as Martha poured him coffee. The bold words "Divorce Agree

with each page. When he reached the asset division

ccount, and stock he owned

the ambition, don'

"divorce," froze in place. S

and dialed a number, divor

gs, a sleepy fema

t is