eraphine divorce papers six times before, and

was the former wet nurse's daughter, yet she walked around the estate as though she owned it and gave

Some made fun of her, while others felt sorry for her. Most agreed

yone so quiet that the tension

y. "Do you think she'll really go throug

bt, "She'll never walk away from Alpha Ravyn. She relie

impeccably dressed in a light suit that fit him perfe

to get what she wanted. Few Alphas in New York had more money or influence than he did. He could ruin her

rranged every detail of the ceremony with care. The invitations had gone out well

'd give in, just a

she wasn't doing w

handful had missed the ceremony. Voren Ashkael was among them. He led the Grimr

h and made an effort to

tared at her sternly. "You know what happens when you divorce an A

and others quietly vo

his confidence. He straightened

h another Alpha's former mate. Even a Beta wouldn't marry you. The b

ort to hide the co

g back. He'd looked at her that way ofte

arely moved. Anyone watching her would've struggled to

ack memories of the man she

he'd believed there was so

'd stood on a hill and felt so much that she couldn't keep it to

avyn's m

ked at him, waiting to

without showing the

oken later, his answ

sy. At least she doesn

ng had always com

ults. Daisy had known how to make a different impression. She could bring out her tears at the ri

all it took to

had taken her word for it, and Ravyn had believed her too. Eventual

ffort to find out wha

t everyone would eventually learn what had really happened.

vyn without a tr

hat a divorce would mean for me as Luna?" she asked. Her

thout letting any fee

ation showed in his eyes. She was no longer behaving like

ghtened int

me. You got my parents to pressure me into being with y

d to stop him befo

the pa

t the slightest ch

out to him, her signa

without reac

her pale dress, and she'd carefully arranged her hair to complet

raphine a f

he explained gently, making a show of concern. "You're back now, so the

directly at her a

y had said. She could've ruined e

though. She wasn't going to giv

ed her attention

my son?"

wered, she felt her ch

vyn seemed reluc

e answered at last, bare

small nod i

divorce is my son,"

ted at exactly t

had answered, "That's

he other without letting eithe

ink I'd ever leav

nd pulled her a short distanc

er his breath. "We'll deal with this afte

She pulled her arm ou

ry step. She hadn't recovered her strength after her hospital stay, and the walk dema

the academy, she found

er without any

ere for?" he asked a

efully and tried not t

long. Come home with me, and

step away

. I don't want yo

l almost as sharply

t, she coul

oice low and pleading, "Bryan, I'm y

ead hard, refu

m! Just go away a

began stopping

she could settle things befor

understand that. But please d

s came over and looke

ut here? Daisy told us you

mark pass with

ke my son home,

d, then moved in front

ear about this. Daisy's the only person

ped moving and

d you ju

xplaining, "He also told us th

couldn't seem to hear

ugh, though there w

oking, ar

ocument and pas

the paper f

e page, she felt the last

an to shake

ccept what she

breath, but it cau

o be a mistake

he words out, and her

he ground had droppe