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lly necessary?"I said, tugging at my extremely short sk

sed like a mafia queen and standing tall against the icy wind i

gust of wind slapped me across the face.I immediately wrapped my sin

e're going to Highrise City's most exclus

pitalized for hypothermia ton

ou know, the one that comes naturally?" she said, clearly

ause I'm in huma

ne else. That was the whole reason I wore this fu

plans to foll

ed a rolled-up bill into the bouncer's hand, her palm casually grazi

hat's all it t

that made men forget their name

exclusive club in Highrise City where rich wer

eat, perfume, and the effe

ed inside,only to be met with an are-you

server with a flick of her fingers,

es. Failed miserably. N

es glued to the menu like it

nd scoffed. "Wait, Niall never spe

Tonight'

eled, and my parents were planning to banish me from the territory to become a rogue, I n

ome future Alphas, and a swarm of finance bros who looked like

show-offs and wannabe flirts, al

the bar and a barten

eatures, sleeves rolled to the elbows just

fragrance ads or modeling sexy men's underwear. Or at th

b was so expensive,even t

efore I could even find the cheapest

w her perfect smile,chin tilted just en

d effortlessly for t

"she said,casually pointing her thumb

ed that my personal life

uns on romantic catastrophes. Without bad

the crowd, flipping into Social Que

al sweep before spinning back around and p

uit worth more than your monthly rent, haircut that speaks 'my therapist costs mor

my head.

subsists entirely on cigarettes and existential dread. He'll write poetry about your eyes, th

as

'promising EP dropping next month.' Translation,you'll be supporting him

my hands. "Ys

like a decorative wall gecko. Tonight is about rebo

ound recommendations, she suddenly froze. It wa

, she said, "Hey, want

ed my ey

ables? The vibe here's we

minutes, and we just ordered drinks.By Ys

ollowed

private

al

er head rested on his shoulder, makeup

asn't the

sing. Deep, h

ands roaming each other's bodies as if they were seconds away

d. The sight was

ore details abo

I would nev

left a heartfelt letter, and disappeared overseas.Now here she was, brazenly drap

er it. We'd broken up. It

eard what

r a picture frame." Beatrice's voice was full

fter all, she still doesn't know you've been visiting me in Europe all t

ou were worried about the broken glass, instead of just helping me pull off the scene. She's so s

s every day trying to be my perfect mate. If she found out a

rissy, she's probably still scrambling to fix things. She's the type who always

turn home. My parents don't know a thing yet. Tomorrow, I'll be seeing them in broad da

he wedding won't be canceled, just a change of bri

led triumphantly. "I never gave up on you.

me to make you love her? Bleaching her hair, changing her style, even t

iscount knockoff trying

tes were supposed to be deeply in love with

, Niall's face dar

hold onto my drink. The pieces were finally

ng before the rejection. That's why we're

g marked, intimacy with another outside the mateship causes extreme pain to the pa

ed Beatrice. The mate bond had been slowly deteriorating, a

in combined with months of accumulated be

was dying. I wasn't just

of hidden betrayal final

d quickly backpedaled. "I'm just teasing, s

line you'd expect at a comedy club, not from your sister and your mate. Funny,

me, her growl low a

lm, to not do anything stupid. But her

tina who swallowed her

, never taking my eyes o