ella

yan didn't look at me; he simply reached

gust of cold wind and rain blew into the c

y baffled as to why his boss was getting out in t

gs out and stepped into the downpour, his custom leathe

brella from the side compartment, pushed his own doo

ain-streaked glass at the tall black figure standin

Looking past Culley through the half-lowered fro

single hair on her head..." Bryan's low voice cut clearl

ely!" Chloe nodded rapidly, both hands gripping th

eep, unreadable look thr

and walked toward a black armored SUV that had bee

nished into the rainy night did the crushing

ed back against the leather passenger seat,

up his own car and walked into the pouring rain just

t it left a strange, unfamiliar sense

estarted the engine, glaring at me sideways whil

closing my eyes, too exhauste

ough the wrought-iron gates of the Norris Manor

, the manor butler and several m

mud-caked wedding gown with a face as white as

ing..." The old butler rushed forward, his voi

eaking those two words felt like it drain

up the stone steps alone, and shoved open the

hutting out the wind, the rai

except for the steady ticking of the an

full-length gilded mirror

rain, and my million-dollar wedding dress was covered in filth

enough and gave him my family's backing, I w

ld, weakness and compromise only invi

neckline of my wedding gown and yanked hard. Rii

my body connected to this disgusting wedding, shreddin

lk slip, my legs gave out and I d

had forced myself to hold onto al

uried my face against my scarred wrists, and

, burying my weak Omega disguise along wi