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n, the morning sun glaring through the floor-

had been a blur of frantic heat, desperate skin, and a tenderness I had never known. The mysterious man h

over, rea

he bed was empty. T

as g

y nightstand, next to a glass of water, sat a sleek black card

av

nstantly. Of course. It was just a transaction. I was an idiot to think a powerful

y neck in the mirror. Smooth skin. No bite mark. He had kept his promise of "no tomorrow

ained dress from the floor, a

n the suite doo

nd opened the door a crack. Two men in black suits stood i

ompletely devoid of emotion. "This is from the bo

d, expensive-looking dress, and beneath i

ace. In his eyes, I wasn't even a one-night st

ew the door wide open, and hurled the money directly at the driver's chest. T

ed his charity!" I spat, m

own and began picking up the bills. "Miss Vanc

an cold. M

e. They had in

rotection of a Pack. I was a rogue Omega with no status and no one to

pped off the robe, threw on the dress they provided, and prac

eeping my head down. As I passed the lounge

king about a major corporate merger. But it wasn't th

was

, his jaw clenched, his eyes cold and ruthless. The caption be

most powerful Pack in the state. The ruthless corporate ti

k. I had slept wi

ng beside him, holding his arm. The anchor's voice continued cheerfully, "Carlisle made a rare pu

tilted o

ate. He ha

. The tenderness he showed me last night was a lie,

door of the hotel and ran do

found and terrifying reality

g, I felt as if the

stopped, a cold, hard n

s city. I couldn't sta

l and bought a one-way ticket to th

e towering skyscrapers fade into the distance. Without realizing

eed had already been planted i

rried me into exile, that if I ever return