Mated To My Ex's Alpha Boss

a's

was always

to the air. Cain came up behind me, his arms wrapping around my waist, his ch

ed, his voice warm against my ear

e, brutal and insistent, like someon

and empty. My heart leaped into my throat, a frantic bird beating against my ri

BAM.

was

ease open the door." A man's voice, deep

closed around the heavy base of my bedside lamp as I crept toward the door. Peeking through the peephole, I

left the chain on, opening th

"I'm Mr. Blackwood's attorney. This lease was terminated as of yesterday. You h

y blank. "That's impossible. This is my

nature was scrawled at the bottom of an authorization form, right next to a c

r shut, my back pressing against it as I fumbled for m

t rang once, twice, then

press the redial button. This time, it rang

screen lit up with

m:

I don't need anything from the

rom the note my father left on the kitchen table when I was eight. A different message, same void. M

lock. "Miss Vince, your time i

he manager stepped inside, their eyes sweeping over my home-my life-

em started sweeping my clothes from the closet floor into a bag. The other began

me on the nightstand, but one of the men caught my arm. His grip was li

plastic sacks. A few minutes later, they were "escorting" me out the door. I was still

trash bags-was piled on the

, miserable rain began to fall, soaking

ndow went out, plunging the

gers, I dialed Cain's

ock, he

hone, tears and rain mixing on my

sound of laughter in the background. "An explanation? Elara, we're not from

tand what I'm striving for." The line went

ent, the laughter from his world echoing in my ears. I stared at th

from the