Chase

eyes on a velvet chaise lounge in an upstairs suite, where the at

ry voices echoed from the outer sitting room. My limbs felt heavy as lead, so I kicked off the cas

to me before the floor-to-ceiling windows,

Bianca stood by me for eight years, running our charity foundation and stabilizing the boar

sharp click. "Are you blinded by financial newspapers, Duke? A fated mate is half your soul

am Eleanor, I never schemed... My heart belongs to Duke, and if my presence

lding her. "Mother, Bianca is gentle and fragile. Eve

l

ng hand leaving red finger ma

e, black hair falling over his

ice ringing with former Luna authority. "Watch your mouth. As long as your fathe

wung open as Pierce Garrison-Duke's half-brother and rival for th

before landing on the frosted glass door with a wicked grin. "Well, w

cold warning simmering in his

he old man forces you to marry that used Omega whore to keep your CEO chair,

es, the whole pack saw how wild Brea was in th

cle ticked in his cheek, a low, involuntary growl vib

ac

could follow, his fist smashi

s and drenching the carpet in red wine. Before Pierce could scramble up, Duke stood over him, hi

oice dangerously quiet, "and I'll strip your family sh

choking on wine and blood as ter

blinking. "If you're done making a

the sliding door. Why would a man who despised me beat his own brother bloody for insulting my

tumble out of the room, Duke's sharp gaze

or open and met his stare wi

king toward me as the scent of ced

ircus," I said, lifting my chin. "Am I free to l

aw tightening before he looked

the burning weight of his stare on my back-focused only on getting my mother'