Hannah, no take-backs!

eyes. "I won

ttle there after the event. I went to the pack's migration office to sta

in my face: a photo of me, humiliated in that donk

d: She's the one

membering how Derek once fa

He claimed me as his but molded me into the pack's despised lapd

ttany returned, and one drunken night, he confessed, "Brittany, I miss you so much." It hi

e back to the villa to pack. The moment I walked in,

ompensation for

's depression led to her suic

Hush money from a killer? I tore the

Brittany cry, Hannah. You think you get t

ging my cheek. "Money? The Sullivans have plenty. Bu

k, I never wanted to be your mate. An

"You think your mom's death means I've

out, slamm

reporters swa

true your mom wa

rek's bond with the K

rself out of shame for

ed then: Mom, alive or dead, was my weakness. Derek wa

t, but no one would touch my case. A patrol dog chased me off, and I fe

blur of hedonism. Derek lounged in the center, eyeing me like prey. "Two choices

to escape. Biting back humiliation, I nodded. "I'll do

r sincerity. Kneel to Brittany, ap

ped to my knees with a thud, my voice shaking. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have worn t