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jagged ends of my hair framing a face that suddenly reme

lutching a plastic stick with two glaring pink lines. A foolish, desperate part of me had hoped a pup might tha

d there, overlooking Manhattan like a king surveying his conquered lands. I had wrapped my

as he slowly turned to face me. I could almost hear his in

nce. *I will never allow a wolfless Omega to breed a wolfless mistake. If you ever tried to trap me with a pregnancy, Ember, I would us

joke. Behind my back, my trembling fingers had snapped the plastic test in two. That was the day the submissive Luna died, and 'Faye'

ear was over. Kaia's trust fund was secure, the

tomb of wasted years. I stepped into the cavernous foyer, the white marble gleaming under the harsh recessed lighting. The he

erent, me looking small and terrified in a gown that cost more than my life. I swiped my finger across the screen,

or. Freedom was inches away. I rea

EEP-BEE

antic, piercing alarm. My blood turned to ice. S

le, the deadbolt clicked with a heavy, meta

lent, oppressive pheromones of an enraged Alpha. I knew instantly why he had returned so soon: the smart-home system must have alerted him the moment I deleted the wedding portrait, or perhaps h

d, the door clicking shut be